a/perture cinema to host new German film festival Sept. 20-22

Kino Im Nord Karolina Film Festival will showcase German-language cinema from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

Dark theater with rows of seats facing a screen. A light is shining from above toward the camera.

Screenings will include thrillers, documentaries, and crowd pleasers.

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German Moravians settled in what is now Winston-Salem in the 1700s. Centuries later, a new three-day film festival in the Twin City will honor German culture.

The Kino Im Nord Karolina Film Festival will be held Friday, Sept. 20 through Sunday, Sept. 22 at a/perture cinema. Tickets cost $15 per screening and $60 for an all-access pass. Here’s the film lineup:

Friday, Sept. 20

  • 12 p.m.: Lunch and Learn: “Speaking German in the Piedmont”
  • 6 p.m.: “Good Bye, Lenin!” + after-party at Lesser-Known Beer Co.

Saturday, Sept. 21

  • 11a.m.: “I Was at Home, But...”
  • 2 p.m.: “Music”
  • 8 p.m.:"The Universal Theory”

Sunday, Sept. 22

  • 4 p.m.: US premiere of “27 Storeys”
  • 7 p.m.: NC premiere of “We Might as Well be Dead”

See the trailer for the festival during a free event at The Caviste on Thursday, Aug. 22 at 6 p.m.

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