Overview
- Screenings begin March 19 at the Castro Theatre with additional dates at the Vogue, SFMOMA’s Phyllis Wattis Theater, and Berkeley’s Rialto Cinemas Elmwood through March 23.
- Opening night features Ido Fluk’s “Köln 75,” with the director and star Mala Emde scheduled to appear.
- The program highlights new German-language work including Fatih Akin’s “Amrum,” Christian Petzold’s “Miroirs No. 3,” Albert Oehlen’s “Bad Painter,” Michael Kofler’s “A Land Within (Zweitland),” and the documentary “Kreator — Hate & Hope.”
- New U.S. release “Tow” opens Thursday, presenting a fact-based story led by Rose Byrne about an unhoused Seattle woman fighting a massive towing bill.
- Local listings round out the week with Amy Wang’s “Slanted” now in theaters, a Roxie Theater cable-car program on Saturday, and a Litquake discussion and screening of “Dog Day Afternoon” at the 4‑Star on Thursday.