35K - #15 PINGPONG (R: Matthias Luthardt, DE, 2006, 89 min)

#15 PINGPONG (R: Matthias Luthardt, DE, 2006, 89 min)

12/15/23 • 70 min

A conversation with Matthias Luthardt on his debut film PINGPONG.
A Coming of Age drama in the seemingly intact world of the German middle class:
when 16-year-old Paul shows up at his relatives’ house to gain distance from the death of his father, he triggers an emotional avalanche with drastic consequences.

Director Matthias Luthardt's debut film was invited to the Semaine de la Critique
at the Cannes Film Festival, where it premiered on May 19, 2006 and won two awards,
the SACD Screenplay Award and the Young Critic Award of the Student Jury
of the German-French Youth Office.

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#13 MYSTERIOUS OBJECT AT NOON (R: Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 89 min, TH, 2000)

Apichatpong Weerasethakul on his debut film MYSTERIOUS OBJECT AT NOON, the blurred lines between documentary and fiction, and on "Avatar" being a document of humanity.
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#14 BREAD AND SALT (R. Damien Kocur, PL, 100 MIN, 2022)

A conversation with director Damian Kocur about his debut film BREAD AND SALT.

SYNOPSIS
Tymek is a young pianist. He returns to his small hometown for vacation to visit his mother, younger brother and his childhood friends. The central meeting spot for the young people is local newly opened kebab bar. Tymek witnesses the growing tension between his friends and the bar employees of Arabic descend, resulting in tragic consequences.
PRESS
Damian Kocur is a director, screenwriter, and cinematographer. Graduate of the Krzysztof Kieslowski Film School in Katowice and currently a doctoral student at the Lodz Film School. His debut BREAD AND SALT premiered at the Horizons section of the 79th edition of the Venice Film Festival, winning the Special Jury Prize.

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