Foreign Cinema Night Presented by Ettinger Law Firm
SAD JOKES
Thursday, December 18th at 7:30 PM
Featuring a post-film pre-recorded discussion with director Fabian Stumm in conversation with film critic & programmer, David Schwartz
Curated & introduction by series programmer Sahib Singh Bakshi
$18 Public | $11 Member
Winner of the Munich International Film Festival’s German Cinema New Talent
Award, Sad Jokes follows Joseph—a gay filmmaker and father with a
shaky work-life balance— as he sets out to make his first comedy. What follows
is a refreshingly honest portrait of the trials of directors and the foibles of
hookup culture. As writer, director, and star, Fabian Stumm blends
intense strife with hilarious slapstick so effortlessly it’s hard to tell where
one stops or another starts. (Germany, 2024,
96 mins, German, Italian, Swedish, English | Dir. Fabian Stumm)
Presented in collaboration with the German Film Office, an initiative of the
Goethe-Institut and German Films.


