Event series
25th Anniversary Berlin & Beyond Film Festival
Filmfestival
San Francisco’s 25th Anniversary Berlin & Beyond Film Festival is thrilled to announce the full program of films, running May 25-30, 2021. The hybrid festival’s main slate of programming will be on the virtual cinema platform, along with two evenings on May 25th & 26th, under the stars, at the Fort Mason Flix drive-in, and a very special return to the cinema on May 29th at the 109-year-old Vogue Theater. Virtual festival experiences will feature live broadcast screenings, interactive Q&As, and on-demand streaming movies.
May 25-26: Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, San Francisco
May 26-30: Virtual Cinema at BerlinBeyond.com
May 29: Vogue Theatre, San Francisco (tickets on sale on May 18)
Tuesday, May 25, 2021, Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture
Sisters Apart | Im Feur | Directed by Daphne Charizani | Cast: A lmila Bagriacik, Zübeyde Bulut, Maryam Boubani, Christoph Letkowski, Gonca de Haas, Niels Bruno Schmidt, Yiannis Niarros, Lucas Prisor, Ceylan Bulus, Jyana Karami | GERMANY, GREECE | ENGLISH, GERMAN, KURDISH | SUBTITLED | 93 MIN
WEDNESDAY, May 26, 2021, Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture
Lessons of a Dream | 10th Anniversary | Der Ganz große Traum | Directed by Sebastian Grobler | Cast: Burghart Klaußner, Daniel Brühl, Jürgen Tonkel, Justus von Dohnanyi | GERMANY | ENGLISH, GERMAN | SUBTITLED | 113 MINS
Nowhere in Africa | 20th Anniversary | Nirgendwo in Afrika | Directed by Caroline Link | Cast: Juliane Köhler, Karoline Eckertz, Lea Kurka, Matthias Habich, Merab Ninidze, Sidede Onyulo | GERMANY | GERMAN, SWAHILI | SUBTITLED | 141 MINS
Thursday, May 27, 2021, Online Virtual Cinema Lessons of a Dream - Virtual | 10th Anniversary | Der Ganz große Traum | Directed by Sebastian Grobler | Cast: Burghart Klaußner, Daniel Brühl, Jürgen Tonkel, Justus von Dohnanyi | GERMANY | ENGLISH, GERMAN | SUBTITLED | 113 MINS
My Wonderful Wanda | Wanda, mein Wunder | Directed by Bettina Oberli | Cast: Agnieszka Grochowska, André Jung, Birgit Minichmayr, Jacob Matschenz, Marthe Keller | SWITZERLAND | GERMAN, SWISS GERMAN | SUBTITLED | 111 MINS
Glitter and Dust | Directed by Anna Koch, Julia Lemke | GERMANY | ENGLISH | 91 MINS My Wonderful Wanda | Directed by Bettina Oberli | SWITZERLAND | GERMAN, SWISS GERMAN | SUBTITLED | 111 MINS
Friday, May 28, 2021, Online Panel and Online Virtual Cinema
The Beauty of Immersion: Past, Present + Future of Cinema | Online Panel
Berlin Alexanderplatz | Directed by Burhan Qurbani | Cast: Albrecht Schuch, Annabelle Mandeng, Faris Saleh, Jella Haase, Joachim Król, Michael Davies, Nils Verkooijen, Richard Fouofié Djimeli, Thelma Buabeng, Welket Bungué | CANADA, FRANCE, GERMANY, NETHERLANDS | ENGLISH, GERMAN, PORTUGUESE, SONINKE | SUBTITLED | 183 MINS
Saturday, May 29, 2021, Vogue theatre
Undine | Directed by Christian Petzold | Cast: Franz Rogowski, Jacob Matschenz, Maryam Zaree, Paula Beer | FRANCE, GERMANY | GERMAN | SUBTITLED | 91 MINS
Berlin Alexanderplatz | Directed by Burhan Qurbani | Cast: Albrecht Schuch, Annabelle Mandeng, Faris Saleh, Jella Haase, Joachim Król, Michael Davies, Nils Verkooijen, Richard Fouofié Djimeli, Thelma Buabeng, Welket Bungué | CANADA, FRANCE, GERMANY, NETHERLANDS | ENGLISH, GERMAN, PORTUGUESE, SONINKE | SUBTITLED | 183 MINS
Sunday, May 30, 2021, Online Virtual Cinema
Cocoon | Kokon | Directed by Leonie Krippendorff | Cast: Elina Vildanova, Jella Haase, Lena Klenke | GERMANY | GERMAN | SUBTITLED | 95 MINS
On-Demand Films - May 26-30
Berlin Alexanderplatz | Directed by Burhan Qurbani | CANADA, FRANCE, GERMANY, NETHERLANDS | ENGLISH, GERMAN, PORTUGUESE, SONINKE | SUBTITLED | 183 MINS
Born in Evin | Directed by Maryam Zaree | AUSTRIA, GERMANY | ENGLISH, FARSI, FRENCH | GERMAN 95 MINS
Cortex – Are You Awake? | Directed by Mortiz Bleibtreu | GERMANY | 97 MINS
Enfant Terrible | Directed by Oskar Roehler | GERMANY | SUBTITLED | 134 MINS
Exile Exil Directed by Visar Morina | BELGIUM, GERMANY, KOSOVO | ALBANIAN, GERMAN | SUBTITLED | 121 MINS
Glitter and Dust | Directed by Anna Koch, Julia Lemke | GERMANY | ENGLISH | 91 MINS
My Wonderful Wanda | Directed by Bettina Oberli | SWITZERLAND | GERMAN, SWISS GERMAN | SUBTITLED | 111 MINS
Narziss und Goldmund | Directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky | GERMANY | GERMAN | SUBTITLED | 110 MINS
One-Way to Moscow | Directed by Micha Lewinsky | Cast: Mike Müller, Miriam Stein, Philippe Graber | SWITZERLAND | GERMAN, SWISS GERMAN | SUBTITLED | 99 MINS
Short Stories | 101 MINS
Sisters Apart | Directed by Daphne Charizani | GERMANY, GREECE | ENGLISH, GERMAN, KURDISH | SUBTITLED | 93 MINS
Veins of the World | Directed by Byambasuren Davaa | GERMANY, MONGOLIA | MONGOLIAN | SUBTITLED | 96 MINS
Walchensee Forever | Directed by Janna Ji Wonders | GERMANY | GERMAN | SUBTITLED | 110 MINS Yella | Directed by Christian Petzold | GERMANY | SUBTITLED | 89 MINS
Yella | Directed by Christian Petzold | GERMANY | SUBTITLED | 89 MINS
Festival Dates & Venues:
May 25-26: Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, San FranciscoMay 26-30: Virtual Cinema at BerlinBeyond.com
May 29: Vogue Theatre, San Francisco (tickets on sale on May 18)
Schedule
Tuesday, May 25, 2021, Fort Mason Center for Arts & CultureSisters Apart | Im Feur | Directed by Daphne Charizani | Cast: A lmila Bagriacik, Zübeyde Bulut, Maryam Boubani, Christoph Letkowski, Gonca de Haas, Niels Bruno Schmidt, Yiannis Niarros, Lucas Prisor, Ceylan Bulus, Jyana Karami | GERMANY, GREECE | ENGLISH, GERMAN, KURDISH | SUBTITLED | 93 MIN
WEDNESDAY, May 26, 2021, Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture
Lessons of a Dream | 10th Anniversary | Der Ganz große Traum | Directed by Sebastian Grobler | Cast: Burghart Klaußner, Daniel Brühl, Jürgen Tonkel, Justus von Dohnanyi | GERMANY | ENGLISH, GERMAN | SUBTITLED | 113 MINS
Nowhere in Africa | 20th Anniversary | Nirgendwo in Afrika | Directed by Caroline Link | Cast: Juliane Köhler, Karoline Eckertz, Lea Kurka, Matthias Habich, Merab Ninidze, Sidede Onyulo | GERMANY | GERMAN, SWAHILI | SUBTITLED | 141 MINS
Thursday, May 27, 2021, Online Virtual Cinema Lessons of a Dream - Virtual | 10th Anniversary | Der Ganz große Traum | Directed by Sebastian Grobler | Cast: Burghart Klaußner, Daniel Brühl, Jürgen Tonkel, Justus von Dohnanyi | GERMANY | ENGLISH, GERMAN | SUBTITLED | 113 MINS
My Wonderful Wanda | Wanda, mein Wunder | Directed by Bettina Oberli | Cast: Agnieszka Grochowska, André Jung, Birgit Minichmayr, Jacob Matschenz, Marthe Keller | SWITZERLAND | GERMAN, SWISS GERMAN | SUBTITLED | 111 MINS
Glitter and Dust | Directed by Anna Koch, Julia Lemke | GERMANY | ENGLISH | 91 MINS My Wonderful Wanda | Directed by Bettina Oberli | SWITZERLAND | GERMAN, SWISS GERMAN | SUBTITLED | 111 MINS
Friday, May 28, 2021, Online Panel and Online Virtual Cinema
The Beauty of Immersion: Past, Present + Future of Cinema | Online Panel
Berlin Alexanderplatz | Directed by Burhan Qurbani | Cast: Albrecht Schuch, Annabelle Mandeng, Faris Saleh, Jella Haase, Joachim Król, Michael Davies, Nils Verkooijen, Richard Fouofié Djimeli, Thelma Buabeng, Welket Bungué | CANADA, FRANCE, GERMANY, NETHERLANDS | ENGLISH, GERMAN, PORTUGUESE, SONINKE | SUBTITLED | 183 MINS
Saturday, May 29, 2021, Vogue theatre
Undine | Directed by Christian Petzold | Cast: Franz Rogowski, Jacob Matschenz, Maryam Zaree, Paula Beer | FRANCE, GERMANY | GERMAN | SUBTITLED | 91 MINS
Berlin Alexanderplatz | Directed by Burhan Qurbani | Cast: Albrecht Schuch, Annabelle Mandeng, Faris Saleh, Jella Haase, Joachim Król, Michael Davies, Nils Verkooijen, Richard Fouofié Djimeli, Thelma Buabeng, Welket Bungué | CANADA, FRANCE, GERMANY, NETHERLANDS | ENGLISH, GERMAN, PORTUGUESE, SONINKE | SUBTITLED | 183 MINS
Sunday, May 30, 2021, Online Virtual Cinema
Cocoon | Kokon | Directed by Leonie Krippendorff | Cast: Elina Vildanova, Jella Haase, Lena Klenke | GERMANY | GERMAN | SUBTITLED | 95 MINS
On-Demand Films - May 26-30
Berlin Alexanderplatz | Directed by Burhan Qurbani | CANADA, FRANCE, GERMANY, NETHERLANDS | ENGLISH, GERMAN, PORTUGUESE, SONINKE | SUBTITLED | 183 MINS
Born in Evin | Directed by Maryam Zaree | AUSTRIA, GERMANY | ENGLISH, FARSI, FRENCH | GERMAN 95 MINS
Cortex – Are You Awake? | Directed by Mortiz Bleibtreu | GERMANY | 97 MINS
Enfant Terrible | Directed by Oskar Roehler | GERMANY | SUBTITLED | 134 MINS
Exile Exil Directed by Visar Morina | BELGIUM, GERMANY, KOSOVO | ALBANIAN, GERMAN | SUBTITLED | 121 MINS
Glitter and Dust | Directed by Anna Koch, Julia Lemke | GERMANY | ENGLISH | 91 MINS
My Wonderful Wanda | Directed by Bettina Oberli | SWITZERLAND | GERMAN, SWISS GERMAN | SUBTITLED | 111 MINS
Narziss und Goldmund | Directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky | GERMANY | GERMAN | SUBTITLED | 110 MINS
One-Way to Moscow | Directed by Micha Lewinsky | Cast: Mike Müller, Miriam Stein, Philippe Graber | SWITZERLAND | GERMAN, SWISS GERMAN | SUBTITLED | 99 MINS
Short Stories | 101 MINS
- Bambirak, directed by Zamarin Wahdat |
- Conversations with a Whale, directed by Anna Samo |
- Dear to Me, directed by Monica Vanesa Tedja |
- Interstate 8, directed by Anne Thieme |
- Learn to Swim, directed by Gaya Von Schwarze |
- Meeting, directed by Jannis Alexander Kiefer |
- The One Who Crossed the Sea, directed by Jonas Riemer |
- Revolvo, directed by Francy Fabritz
Sisters Apart | Directed by Daphne Charizani | GERMANY, GREECE | ENGLISH, GERMAN, KURDISH | SUBTITLED | 93 MINS
Veins of the World | Directed by Byambasuren Davaa | GERMANY, MONGOLIA | MONGOLIAN | SUBTITLED | 96 MINS
Walchensee Forever | Directed by Janna Ji Wonders | GERMANY | GERMAN | SUBTITLED | 110 MINS Yella | Directed by Christian Petzold | GERMANY | SUBTITLED | 89 MINS
Yella | Directed by Christian Petzold | GERMANY | SUBTITLED | 89 MINS