...and the winners are... – Styx
This event took place on Oct 22, 2019
$10 General Admission
$7 Member
Wolfgang Fischer
Germany & Austria
2018
1h 34m
About
** Co-presented with Goethe Pop Up Seattle & SIFF! **
A self-assured doctor (Susanne Wolff) goes on a solo yachting trip in the Atlantic and discovers the limits of her resourcefulness upon encountering a refugee-packed vessel that’s rapidly taking on water. Director Fischer’s steady hand powers this tumultuous, sociopolitical thriller on the open water, exploring the topic through a lens that examines both personal and ethical facets while also implicating corporations and nations of privilege for their inaction in the face of a crisis that grows larger every day.
Content warning: Contains scenes of intense violence.
“This is All Is Lost with a spinning moral compass and a topical dimension that proves even more gripping than its brilliantly achieved, visceral action.” – Jessica Kiang, Variety
Key image courtesy of Beta Cinema.
About "...and the winners are..."
“…and the winners are…” showcases feature films, documentaries, and short films that represent the diversity, history, and progress of German language filmmaking. The Goethe-Institut and the German Film Academy are presenting films selected from the winners and nominees of the prestigious German Film Awards 2019 and the First Steps Awards 2018.
From October 18 to 22, 2019, the film package entitled “… and the winners are …” will screen eight films in Seattle at SIFF Film Center and NWFF.
You can find more information about the program on the Goethe Pop Up Seattle website:
www.goethe.de/seattle