German Film @ Canada - Goethe-Institut

Here's another hidden arthouse gem, an international production waiting to premiere at global spring festivals and threatened to go under, but now given an opportunity to shine online.

"A Muse" revolves around an aspiring dancer and a documentary filmmaker who find themselves swept up in the chaotic life of a volatile young man obsessed with the artist Yves Klein. The film, written and directed by Jimmy Bontatibus (Seattle, USA), takes us across Europe in three languages—German, Romanian, English—and across three timelines. Continue reading ""A Muse": Across Europe with Yves Klein" »

With cinemas and film festivals in Canada, Germany and across the world currently closed or postponing their live programming, we are discovering the virtues of streaming. Among the offerings, one of the best is Kanopy. The platform is an award-winning video streaming service providing access to more than 30,000 independent and documentary films ─ titles of unique social and cultural value from The Criterion Collection, The Great Courses, Media Education Foundation, and thousands of independent filmmakers.

You can use it for free for example through many public library cards in Canada and elsewhere. Download the Kanopy app, log in with your (also free) library account, and a portal of high-quality global content awaits.

To sift through the catalogue, I will curate a little series of my personal film recommendations here and on social media‬⁩ #MyKanopyKanon. #Docs #features #shorts #femalefilmmakers #arthouse #mainstream ... Let me know your favourites and film viewing experiences and let's turn social distancing into social connecting.

☆ "Coming Out" by Heiner Carow was East Germany’s first, and due to the course of history last queer film: It opened on 9 November 1989, the night the Berlin wall came down, and went down in cinematic history alongside it. The opening scene of this daring relationship drama alone will get you hooked. Continue reading "#MyKanopyKanon streaming tips 8" »

With cinemas and film festivals in Canada, Germany and across the world currently closed or postponing their live programming, we are discovering the virtues of streaming. Among the offerings, one of the best is Kanopy. The platform is an award-winning video streaming service providing access to more than 30,000 independent and documentary films ─ titles of unique social and cultural value from The Criterion Collection, The Great Courses, Media Education Foundation, and thousands of independent filmmakers.

You can use it for free for example through many public library cards in Canada and elsewhere. Download the Kanopy app, log in with your (also free) library account, and a portal of high-quality global content awaits.

To sift through the catalogue, I will curate a little series of my personal film recommendations here and on social media‬⁩ #MyKanopyKanon. #Docs #features #shorts #femalefilmmakers #arthouse #mainstream ... Let me know your favourites and film viewing experiences and let's turn social distancing into social connecting.

☆ "Coming Out" by Heiner Carow was East Germany’s first, and due to the course of history last queer film: It opened on 9 November 1989, the night the Berlin wall came down, and went down in cinematic history alongside it. The opening scene of this daring relationship drama alone will get you hooked. Continue reading "#MyKanopyKanon streaming tips 8" »

With cinemas and film festivals in Canada, Germany and across the world currently closed or postponing their live programming, we are discovering the virtues of streaming. Among the offerings, one of the best is Kanopy. The platform is an award-winning video streaming service providing access to more than 30,000 independent and documentary films ─ titles of unique social and cultural value from The Criterion Collection, The Great Courses, Media Education Foundation, and thousands of independent filmmakers.

You can use it for free for example through many public library cards in Canada and elsewhere. Download the Kanopy app, log in with your library account, and a portal of high-quality global content awaits.

To sift through the catalogue, I am curating a little series of personal film recommendations here and on social media‬⁩ #MyKanopyKanon. #Docs #features #shorts #femalefilmmakers #arthouse #mainstream ... Let me know your favourites and film viewing experiences and let's turn social distancing into social connecting.

☆ Vicky Krieps before "Phantom Thread" fame! Frederick Lau fresh off the success of one-shot wonder "Victoria"! Here he is back again as a hapless bank robber. If you missed "Gutland" in the TIFF17 Discovery section, here's your chance to catch up on this surreal Luxemburghish-German rural noir. Official submission of Luxembourg for Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, and you can learn some German & Letzeburgesch too. Continue reading "#MyKanopyKanon streaming tips 7" »