17:00 SOUND OF FALLING / IN DIE SONNE SCHAUEN
Germany, 2025, 149’
Director: Mascha Schilinski
Cast: Hanna Heckt, Lena Urzendowsky, Luise Heyer, Susanne Wuest, Lea Drinda…
A remote German farm harbors generations of secrets. Four women, separated by decades but united by trauma, uncover the truth behind its weathered walls.
Festivals / Awards: Cannes Film Festival – Jury Prize; Chicago International Film Festival – Silver Hugo Award for Best Director; Athens International Film Festival – Golden Athena Award for Best Picture; European Film Awards, nominees: Best European Film, European Director, European Screenwriter, Casting Director, European Cinematographer, European Composer (Original Score), European Costume Designer, European Hair & Makeup Artist, Valladolid International Film Festival, Stockholm International Film Festival, Munich International Film Festival…
20:00 Discussion and Special Screening of the film Palestine 36
» Palestine: History and Narrative Through Culture and Art
On Saturday, May 9 at 8 PM, a special screening of the film Palestine 36 by director Annemarie Jacir will be held at the Hall of the Belgrade Cultural Centre. The film was the official Palestinian submission for the 2025 Academy Awards.
Prior to the screening, a discussion will be held on the representation of Palestine and its culture, primarily through film and literature, as well as on the ways Palestinian cultural heritage is treated. Participants in the discussion include archaeologist Duška Radosavljević and Đorđe Vidojević, a member of the collective “For a Free Palestine.”
PALESTINE 36
France, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Great Britain, 2025, 115’
Director: Annemarie Jacir
Cast: Jeremy Irons, Robert Aramayo, Liam Cunningham, Saleh Bakri…
As Palestinian villages revolt against British colonial rule in 1936, Yusuf travels between Jerusalem and his home village, caught in the middle of growing unrest and a watershed moment for the British Empire.
Festivals / Awards: São Paulo International Film Festival – Audience Award; Tokyo International Film Festival – Grand Prix for Best Film; Toronto International Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, Rome Film Festival, Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Marrakech International Film Festival…
