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USI to host German Film Festival featuring five films

The University of Southern Indiana College of Liberal Arts and World Languages and Cultures Department will host a German Film Festival on Thursdays beginning February 23 and running through March 30. All films will be shown with English subtitles and will begin at 6 p.m. in Forum I, except for Exile on March 2, which will begin at 7 p.m. These events are open to the public at no charge. 

Through the generosity of the Goethe-Institut (Boston, MA) and the assistance of the USI Society for the Arts and Humanities, five films have been selected for the series: Precious Ivie, Exile, The Goldfish, Transit and I’m Your Man. 

“German film has an incredibly rich tradition from early expressionist films to the present, despite the impact of historical events throughout the 20th century in Germany from the Nazi time period to the Cold War and the impact of the Berlin Wall,” says Dr. Bartell Berg, USI Associate Professor of German. “Since the fall of the wall in 1990, a new generation of directors has emerged with a multi-cultural perspective that reflects important shifts in German culture. Through the generous support of the German government via the Goethe Institute as well as the support of the College of Liberal Arts, we are excited to offer a series of five recent German films under the topic: “Seeing and Being Seen.” From Christian Petzold’s critically acclaimed 2018 film, Transit, to Maria Schrader’s 2021 film, I’m Your Man, about artificial intelligence, these five German films offer something for everyone.”     

For more information, visit USI.edu/wlcfilm. 

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