Science
German Premiere

Grasshopper Republic

Daniel McCabe / United States / 2023 / 94 min

Millions of grasshoppers swarm deep in the forests of Uganda to mate. A group of young men waits at the edges of fields and forests to catch the insects, as the elusive grasshoppers are considered a special delicacy. To achieve their goal, the men carry massive generators and chemically treated light bulbs to the forest’s edge, battling exhaustion and injury. With breathtaking imagery, this film offers a new perspective on the relationship between humans and animals.

Tickets

Cinema
Oct 16
7.00 PM
Sputnik Kino
OmeU
Cinema
Oct 18
8.30 PM
Planetarium
OmeU

Credits

Year 2023
Production Country United States
Runtime 94 min
FSK Not rated
Languages Luganda, English
Premiere Status German Premiere
Director Daniel McCabe
Producers Daniel McCabe, Alyse Ardell Spiegel, Michele Sibiloni, Otto Bell
Executive Producers Ian Hague, Bryn Mooser, Kathryn Everett
Cinematography Daniel McCabe, Michele Sibiloni, Michael McCabe
Editing Alyse Ardell Spiegel

Book

Klimagerechtigkeit

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Filmstill "Hvladimir: Conversation with a Whale"

Film

Hvaldimir: Conversation with a Whale

11. Oct / 20:00 / Colosseum Filmtheater
18. Oct / 18:00 / Zeiss-Großplanetarium
Off the coast of Norway, a beluga whale suddenly appears sporting some unusual gear. The whale seems to have escaped from a Russian military base where whales and dolphins are trained for espionage purposes. This is the intriguing story of the ‘spy whale’.
Filmstill "Standing Above the Clouds"

Film

Standing Above the Clouds

13. Oct / 20:00 / Colosseum Filmtheater
15. Oct / 18:00 / Kant Kino
20. Oct / 19:30 / Zeiss-Großplanetarium
When the construction of a thirty-metre-high telescope on the Hawaiian mountain Mauna Kea is proposed, a global movement of kiaʻi (protectors) rises up. This film tells the story of three women fighting on the front lines to protect their sacred mountain.

Tickets

Cinema
Oct 16
7.00 PM
Sputnik Kino
OmeU
Cinema
Oct 18
8.30 PM
Planetarium
OmeU
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