The theme of the day: identity in turmoil. Memories that linger and lives that spill beyond the boundaries assigned to them.
Starting at 2pm in the presence of director Norbert Lechner (Ciné Utopia) with The Secret Floor, a 12-year-old boy discovers an elevator in an old Alpine palace that takes him back to 1938. At 4.15pm at Ciné Utopia, H is for Hawk takes the same journey through time. Claire Foy plays Helen Macdonald who, after the sudden death of her father, decides to train a hawk. A way of coping with grief at bird of prey level.
The evening steps up a notch. At 8:15 p.m. (Ciné Utopia), Memory, in the presence of the director, Vladlena Sandu. Born in Crimea and raised in Grozny during the Chechen wars, she revisits her own memories in an attempt to break a cycle of violence passed down from generation to generation. A hybrid, poetic and moving film, discovered in Venice. And to conclude this overview: Nina Roza (8:45 p.m., Ciné Utopia): a Bulgarian child prodigy painter causes a stir in the art market. A Quebec expert of Bulgarian origin is sent to authenticate her work. Winner of the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay at the Berlinale, it will be screened in the presence of the lead actor Galin Stoev.
Alongside the screenings, our cult events: Meet the Pros (11 a.m., Kinepolis Kirchberg) for those who want to break into the film industry and Crème Fraîche (2.30 p.m., Kinepolis Kirchberg) to celebrate amateur cinema.
