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1. Hello Out There! Can Anyone Hear Me?

(Berlinale 2021)

by Shelly Schoeneshoefer As the pandemic spread its ugly wings across the world in 2020, I was sitting in many theaters attending the Berlinale in person, not fully aware of what was coming or of its ...

Created on 25 November 2021

2. Listen! Nature is Calling…

(Berlinale 2021)

by Shelly Schoeneshoefer Nature is trying to tell us something but are we paying attention? Environmental films blew into the program this year with messages to wake us up. Although Carlos Alphonso Corral’s ...

Created on 24 November 2021

3. Berlinale Awards 2021

(Berlinale 2021)

by Shelly Schoeneshoefer Golden Bear BABARDEALÄ CU BUCLUC SAU PORNO BALAMUC (Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn) Directed by: Radu Jude Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize GUZEN TO SOZO (Wheel of Fortune ...

Created on 24 November 2021

4. Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles (Ottolenghi und die Versuchungen von Versailles)

(October 2021)

... minutes. (Shelly S.)   Another Opinion by Marinell H. 1/2 Director Laura Gabbert has whipped up a delectable, surprising concoction with a wide range of ingredients consisting of food, art ...

Created on 29 September 2021

5. Schachnovelle (The Royal Game)

(September 2021)

... were brilliant. (Shelly S.)  ...

Created on 14 September 2021

6. Dune

(September 2021)

... can easily go to the next comic-con and have a blast discussing the world of Dune while waiting for the next film to come to the screen. 156 minutes (Shelly S.)  ...

Created on 14 September 2021

7. Herr Bachmann und seine Klasse (Mr. Bachmann and His Class)

(September 2021)

... voted for it from 15 movies. It was one of the most memorable films from the festival and can inspire us all to reach out and give a helping hand in making this world a better place. (Shelly S.)   ...

Created on 27 August 2021

8. MAKONGO (Caterpillars)

(Hamburg Filmfest 2020)

... Perhaps an idea for our club is to support this community?! Contact: Daniele Incalcaterra, Makongo Films: danieleincalcaterra@gmail.com. (Shelly S.)  ...

Created on 17 August 2021

9. Intimität vor der Kamera (Intimacy in Front of the Camera): Dr. Julia Effert

(Hamburg Filmfest 2020)

by Shelly Schoeneshoefer It was an audience of young actresses, directors and producers who greeted Dr. Julia Effertz onstage. This self-confident woman is clearly multi-talented: an actress, an author ...

Created on 17 August 2021

10. I AM GRETA

(Hamburg Filmfest 2020)

... and unique strategies on how to confront the world leaders on their lying and their lack of responsibilities to the future generations.” – Shelly S. “Greta brought home the need for all of us to take ...

Created on 17 August 2021

11. GAGARINE

(Hamburg Filmfest 2020)

... voyage filled with both laughter and bittersweet sadness. Alséni Bathily’s performance is uplifting – and perhaps we, too, are filled with false hopes that this pandemic crisis will vanish quickly. (Shelly ...

Created on 17 August 2021

12. Anne Winger im Gespräch: 4 Part Mini-Netflix Series - UNORTHODOX

(Hamburg Filmfest 2020)

by Shelly Schoeneshoefer (SKYPE Interview from Berlin)    Deborah Feldman’s memoir Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots hit the best-seller list in 2012. People world ...

Created on 17 August 2021

13. The Forever Purge

(August 2021)

... and forth and there are always producers out there in the wings who see a money-making possibility. (Shelly S.)  ...

Created on 31 July 2021

14. Call for Bras and Underwear!

(Club Blog)

... DE75 2069 0500 0000 9117 71 BIC: GENODEF1S11 Ref. Basic Needs Donation To arrange a handover of donated bras or menstrual products contact: Jennifer jennifer@awchamburg.org or Shelly hanseatichelp@awchamburg.org.   ...

Created on 11 June 2021

15. Giraffe

(August 2020)

... feeling. It is important to speak Danish or German since the film’s many nuances create an unclear reality that is hard to decipher. (Shelly S.)  ...

Created on 20 October 2020

16. Corona with Love

(Berlinale 2020)

by Shelly Schoeneshoefer February is always marked in bold on my calendar: the Berlinale Film Festival! I’m usually excited to vanish into Berlin, to bask in films, stretch my imagination, change my ...

Created on 27 August 2020

17. Forks and Other Weapons: A Propmaker’s World: Simon Weisse

(Berlinale 2020)

by Shelly Schoeneshoefer Exploding bombs, medieval suits with hidden mechanisms, and old World War cockpits big enough to film the actor’s movements all brought to us in German prop-maker Simon Weisse’s ...

Created on 27 August 2020

18. EXIL

(Berlinale 2020)

... in the work environment (Shelly Schoeneshoefer)  ...

Created on 27 August 2020

19. KAZE NO DENWA (VOICES IN THE WIND)

(Berlinale 2020)

... to deal with what happened this year as well as next year. (Shelly Schoeneshoefer)  ...

Created on 27 August 2020

20. Ever Heard of King Vidor?

(Berlinale 2020)

by Shelly Schoeneshoefer King Vidor is one of those film legends with whom we are familiar without knowing who he was or what he did. Born in 1894, this American film director, screen writer and technical ...

Created on 27 August 2020