Highlights 16 October
High Culture in Portrait Mode: What Platforms Like Tiktok and Instagram Can Teach us for the Storytelling of the Future
Keynote
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm at ASTOR Film Lounge
Wirh Jonas Wuttke, Lara Leipholz, Philipp Stadelmaier ·
The enormous success of short video platforms and formats like TikTok or Insta-Reels has permanently changed the viewing habits of the younger generation.
Jonas Wuttke is not only recognized as a Content Creator for his TikToks titled "Social Media is Embarrassing," where he humorously mocks influencers and the world of social media. Jonas is also active as a speaker and moderator and delivers talks on the risks, as well as the opportunities and potential of social media. With his dedication, he contributes to raising awareness and sensitizing young people to handle social media responsibly. And he does all this with humor and satire in just the right places. In conversation with him are artist manager Lara Leipholz and film critic/author Philipp Stadelmaier.
JFK Memento
9.00-19.00 Uhr at NOS
By Chloé Rochereuil
Sixty years after President Kennedy's assassination, "JFK Memento" chronicles the events of November 22, 1963, and the investigation that followed. Across two parts narrated by the last living witnesses, journalists, and investigators who lived through the events, this documentary is a historically accurate record of these 48 hours that changed the world. Dive into the defining moments of the investigation as archive photos and films come to life, re-mastered in 3D, and re-projected onto the historic sites as they were back in 1963. Produced in collaboration with the Sixth Floor Museum in Dallas and with the support of Meta Immersive Learning, "JFK Memento" is a narrative learning experience.
Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell
4:00 pm at ASTOR Film Lounge
Director: An Pham Thien
After his sister-in-law dies in a freak motorcycle accident in Saigon, Thien is bestowed the task of delivering her body back to their countryside hometown. It is a journey in which he also takes his nephew Dao (5), who miraculously survived the crash. Amidst the mystical landscapes of rural Vietnam, Thien begins a search for his older brother who vanished years ago to hand Dao over to him - a journey which deeply questions his faith.
INSIDE THE YELLOW COCOON SHELL was awarded the Caméra d'Or for Best Debut at Cannes.
MEMORIES OF A FORGOTTEN CHILDHOOD
Short Film
6:30 pm at ASTOR Film Lounge
Director: Lars Smekal
While father Rudi desperately tries to regain the lost family happiness at the slot machine, Niklas (11) is often alone with his alcoholic mother Anna. Niklas is torn between his sense of duty to help his parents and his desire to escape his childhood home.
The film explored the subject of addiction within the family home from a child's viewpoint, and was supported by HessenFilm and Media. It was produced under ecological standards and, as part of the "100 Green Productions" initiative, became the first Hessian film production to receive the new "green motion" label. The film premiered globally in San Diego (USA) and won the "Best Drama Short Film" award.
