Starring Europe: New Films From The EU
Presented with the support of the Goethe-Institut
Director: Alex Schaad Screenplay: Dimitrij & Alex Schaad Producer: Richard Lamprecht Film School: Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München. Germany (2016), 30 Min., In German with English subtitles.
Recipient of the Foreign Narrative award in Gold at the 43rd Student Academy Awards.®
Schaad’s short film focuses on Michael Gewa, a young teacher in Germany, whose life is turned upside down after receiving a mysterious message from the online personal rating service „b.good.” The company has bought Gewa’a online and mobile data in order to evaluate his professional skills and his personality in several categories – posting his rating online for the public to see. After initially neglecting the consequences, Gewa finds himself in a moral fight for trust in the midst of students, colleagues and friends.
THE INVENTION OF TRUST is followed by the Los Angeles Premiere of the Italian feature film:
OUR LAST (IL NOSTRO ULTIMO)
Director: Ludovico Di Martino, Italy (2015), 90 miutes. In Italian with english subtitles
When their mother suddenly dies, two brothers want to fulfill her last wish to visit Sicily, and make their final family vacation an impromptu road trip with her coffin tied to the roof of their car. This family drama won the award for Best Film at Ferrara Film Festival in 2016.
Discussion after the feature with OUR LAST director Ludovico Di Martino and actor Guglielmo Poggi.
For tickets, extensive program details, and a complete screening schedule for Starring Europe 2017, please visit the series’ website: STARRING EUROPE: New Films From the EU
Starring Europe: New Films from the EU is presented by Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Spain and the American Cinematheque. Sponsored by Bank of the West, with additional support from BMW, Dream Racing, DWF and Otto Nemenz.
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