Curated by Karina Griffith, this virtual film program is presented as part of the Goethe-Institut North America's project Shaping the Past.
Films are available to viewers in the USA, Canada, and Mexico from
06-27-2021, from 7:00 AM (PDT) through 06-30-2021 at 7:00AM (PDT)
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Past as Process: Home Is Where the History Is
Films that depict intimate encounters with family – both those we are born into and those we create out of close relationships along the way – and how they can rewrite empowering versions of our past, present, and future selves.
Roan
Germany, (2019) 12 minutes. Director: Thuy Trang Nguyen
Vietnamese with English subtitles.
In a warm high-rise apartment in Berlin-Reinickendorf, an elderly Vietnamese grandmother and her granddaughter share intimate moments and a delightful tenderness. The short documentary shows through soft details what has been passed on to the German generation and what has been left behind. An enchanting reminder of how heritage is preserved in the humans whom we hold dear.
Return to GO! (Zurück auf LOS!)
Germany. (2000) 95 minutes. Director: Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss
German with English subtitles.
The 360°-tracking shot winding down to a grey intersection shows the approach to time and storytelling in this queer musical. Unlike the one-way street in Berlin’s Prenzlauer Berg aspiring singer and perpetual party boy Sam lives, time moves in all directions in this tragic comedy. A positive HIV diagnosis makes the past ever present, and the family of friends Sam creates in post-unification Germany prioritizes living in the present tense against all odds.
This film contains coarse language.
Shaping the Past / Gestaltung der Vergangenheit is a project of the Goethe-Instituts and Pop Ups in North America (Canada, USA, and Mexico) that connects with and builds on the work of emerging leaders of local, national, and transnational movements to remember through reflection and with urgency. It is a partnership between the Goethe-Institut, the Monument Lab, and the Federal Agency for Civic Education (Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung / bpb).
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