I’m introducing this matinee screening of 𝘈𝘭π˜ͺ: 𝘍𝘦𝘒𝘳 𝘌𝘒𝘡𝘴 𝘡𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘢𝘭 (1974) at VIFF Vancity Theatre (June-15-2025) and moderating a post-screening discussion of the film. Looking forward to discussing its portrait of tenderness and human connection against a backdrop of social isolation and xenophobia. Since the screening takes place on Father’s Day, it’s fitting to acknowledge (a content warning, of sorts) its historic place in the German New Wave, popularized at the time under the slogan “Papa’s cinema is dead.” Tickets can be purchased here.