Friday, July 11 at 6:45 p.m.: Q&A with director Jem Cohen moderated by Sierra Pettengill after the show
Saturday, July 12 at 6:45 p.m.: Q&A with director Jem Cohen moderated by Jane Schoenbrun and Scott Mcaulay after the show
Wednesday, July 16 at 6:45 p.m.: Q&A with director Jem Cohen moderated by filmmaker Michael Almereyda
Cohen’s (Museum Hours) meditative new film centers around Karl, an Austrian astronomer who’s at a crossroads in his life and work. After attending a conference in Greece, Karl decides not to return home and heads for a small island in hopes of finding a dark enough sky to reconnect with the stars. Abandoned at a remote mountain trail, he ascends and waits for darkness to fall.
Official Selection: New York Film Festival
"A reminder to seize solitude amid the bustle of everyday existence, to be quiet and still, to look up and consider the universe.”- RogerEbert.com