June 9
6:30 p.m.
Germany & Indonesia
Germany & Indonesia
In-person
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NOTE: After you RVSP, you will receive information or a reminder email, but you may or may not receive this right away. Please look out for it before the event! Each event may be different.
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A discussion will follow each program to compare and contrast the films and the topics with special discussants:

Discussants TBD
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Including a reception at the end of the program!
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All films are subtitled in English, unless otherwise noted.
SOLD OUT!
Goethe-Institut Washington
1377 R St. NW, Ste. 300 Washington, DC 20009
Lalu
Indonesia, 20 min.
Director & Writer: Widya Arafah
The word lalu in Bahasa Indonesia means past, passes, or then. Dina, 21, misses her father. She gets a chance to feel his presence, but when she tries to convey her feelings, she runs out of time. Official Selection at the Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival 2022 & Winner of Best Picture Fiction BYFest 2022.
Keripik Sukun Mbok Darmi (Madam Darmi’s Breadfruit Chips)
Indonesia, 4 min.
Director Heri Kurniawan
After missing her train, Madam Darmi meets an annoying stranger with a pack of Sukun (breadfruit) chips. Recognized for Best Short Animation Film & Special Mention, Media’s Choice Award for Short Animation Film at the XXI Short Film Festival 2013.
Muss ja nicht sein, dass es heute ist (It Doesn’t Have to Be Today)
Germany, 2021, 8 min.
Director: Sophia Groening
Four friends are sitting at a square in Cologne Finkenberg, looking for the right words and punctuation marks for a text to a girl—a message that will never be sent.
Hundefreund (Dogfriend)
Director: Maissa Lihedheb
Germany, 18 min
A date takes an unexpected turn in this meditation on race, politics, and history in Germany.
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