İlker Çatak's East Coast tour includes stops at the Goethe-Institut New York, Tufts University, Goethe-Institut Boston, Dartmouth College, and Brandeis University and includes screenings of his movies Teacher's Lounge (Lehrerzimmer) and I Was, I Am, I Will Be (Es gilt das gesprochene Wort).
Please find the overview below for more information.
German Movie Nights: The Teacher's Lounge
Screening & Discussion January 31, 7 p.m. (ET) Location: Goethe-Institut New York About: The German Film Office is pleased to host a screening of İlker Çatak’s award-winning feature film The Teachers’ Lounge, followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker, moderated by film critic Tomris Laffly.
Conversation February 3, 12 p.m. (ET) Location: Tufts University (Boston, Massachusetts) About: To kick off the new semester the Tufts German Department is proud to welcome the Turkish-German director İlker Çatak for a conversation about his academy award nominated and German film award-winning movie The Teacher's Lounge.
Screening & Discussion February 3, 7 p.m. (ET) Location: Goethe-Institut Boston About: Screening of İlker Çatak's award-winning feature film The Teachers’ Lounge, followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker.
Screening & Discussion The Teacher’s Lounge with İlker Çatak
Screening & Discussion February 5, 4 p.m. (ET) Location:Dartmouth College (Hanover, New Hampshire) About: Screening of Academy Award nominee film The Teachers' Lounge with Director İlker Çatak in person. Q&A to follow the screening.
Screening & DiscussionEs Gilt das Gesprochene Wort (I Was, I Am, I Will Be) with İlker Çatak
Screening & Discussion February 6, 6 p.m. (ET) Location: Brandeis University (Waltham, Massachusetts) About: Film screening of director İlker Çatak's Es gilt das gesprochene Wort (I Was, I Am, I Will Be). After the screening, İlker Çatak will be present for a conversation about the film.
İlker Çatak, born in Berlin, studied film directing at the Hamburg Media School. Today, he works and lives as a screenwriter and director in Berlin. His films mainly deal with themes such as identity, power structures, and social conflicts.
Selected Awards 2024 | Academy Award Nomination for The Teachers’ Lounge 2023 | Golden Lola, Best Director, Best Screenplay for The Teachers’ Lounge 2020 | Bronze Lola for I Was, I Am, I Will Be 2015 | Gold Student Academy Award
