Program
2024
House by the lake –
Grant

SAD JOKES + Wolfgang Kohlhaase Scholarship pre-program

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Screening at the Kulturscheune Eibenhof

Joseph and Sonya are bound by a close friendship and their young son Pino, whom they are raising together. While director Joseph is working on a new film idea and the break-up with his ex-boyfriend Marc, Sonya suffers from a depression, which is increasingly tearing her out of her life. When she is placed in a clinic, Joseph not only has to juggle his everyday family life, but also his artistic ambitions.

In his second feature film, writer and director Fabian Stumm (“Bones and Names”) mixes a wide variety of emotional tones to create a tragicomic reflection on reality. “Sad Jokes” is absurd and banal, hopeful and touching or – as in real life – all at once.

Followed by a film talk with director Fabian Stumm and Haley Louise Jones.

 

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  • Credits
    • Germany, 2024
    • Length: 96 minutes
    • Director: Fabian Stumm
    • Camera: Michael Bennett
    • Cast: Fabian Stumm, Haley Louise Jones, Ulrica Flach, Justus Meyer, Jonas Dassler
    • Version: German version with English subtitles