Filmnacht | Film Night

Discussion: 7:00 p.m. / 19.00 Uhr

Normalerweise jeden vierten Samstag alle zwei Monate. Usually, on the fourth Saturday of every other month. We’re screening German, or German-related, films. We specialize in showing popular, or little-known film gems (usually in German with English subtitles), followed by a moderated discussion facilitated by Dr. Marion Gerlind.

In-person screenings are at the Gerlind Institute for Cultural Studies, Oakland, and seating is limited. During COVID-19 we moved our discussions to Zoom. Für Reservierung oder weitere Informationen, email Marion. For reservations or more information, email Marion.

“Thanks JB. I really enjoyed these films, very nicely curated. They were funny, touchy, sad, sweet. Weird at times. I liked your choices. Even the horny stereotyped librarian one. It was silly. Thanks again.” ~ Elizabeth Brady, Former GICS Board Member

Zentralflughafen THF | Central Airport THF
Saturday, June 22, 2024 • 7-9 p.m. PT

Director Karim Aïnouz spent a year visiting the hangers at Flughafen Berlin-Tempelhof for a year before he began filming, getting to know the residents and gaining their trust. The two men featured in the film, Ibrahim Al Hussein, an 18-year-old refugee from Syria, and Qutaiba Nafer, a 35-year-old man from Iraq who was forced to flee before he could graduate from medical school, embody attempts to make a life in Germany. The film is a visible narration overlayed with passages from the young man’s diary. It conveys a very human story as the former airport’s refugees deal with bureaucracy, lack of privacy, deadening isolation, and uncertainty. (©2024 JB)

1h 40m | Director: Karim Aïnouz | 2018 Germany | Arabic, English, German, Russian with English subtitles

  • 50% discount for members, $10.00

  • Non-members $15-20.

    No one turned away for lack of funds.

  • 10% discount on a Schnupperklasse

    10% reduced tuition for all seminars & workshops

    50% discount on admission to our Filmnacht, Klönschnack & Oral History Series

    Borrow books and films from the GICS library without cost

    Support progressive programming!

“I enjoyed Filmnacht so much! What a fascinating set of films. Thanks to you and JB for doing so much work from which we only see the polished result!”
Blessings. ~ Jude Bell, GICS student & member

“It has been eye-opening to explore a rich range of German films at the Gerlind film evenings, where the level of discussion is strikingly high. I come away from those discussions informed and invigorated.
The oral history series is comparably stimulating, offering personal testimonies by speakers whose experience with Germany has profoundly marked them and who in turn leave their listeners educated and enriched.” ~ Dr. Gail Finney, Professor Emerita of Comparative Literature & German

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