German Screening: STATUS YO : Thu, 10.April.2014 | 6.00 p.m | Suchitra Film Society

[Anand Varadaraj]

Thursday 10.April.2014 | 6.00 p.m |Suchitra Film Society | Open for all

STATUS YO

Dir: Till Hastreiter

(118 mins, 2004, Germany

In a special edition of our regular German Screening in collaboration with the Goethe Institut, the filmmaker will personally present his film Status Yo and engage the audience in a Q&A after the screening. We are privileged to have Till Hastreiter with us. The film Status Yo is a fast-paced and colourful narrative of the hip-hop and sub-culture in Berlin. And features also the German hip-hop legend Storm, who is well known in Bangalore's break dance arena, after several visits/workshops/performances.

Synopsis:

Yaneq has a secret affair with his best friend’s sister. To distract attention from it, he promises to organise the biggest hip-hop party of the year. His problem: he doesn’t have money, equipment or bands. In the meantime Seassion has to find a way to rescue his Turkish girlfriend from her brother. Sera, who earns money by rapping in the underground trains, fights for his apartment pawned by his marijuana dealer. Danny, the youngest of child of Chinese immigrants, who is always faster than the police, is a famous graffiti artist and has only one intention: to spray a whole train. The threads of the stories interlink in the 24 hours time frame until all of them come together to celebrate their love for hip-hop! 

About the Director

Till Hastreiter: Born and raised in southern Germany, Till Hastreiter currently lives and works in Berlin and Zürich. He started his film studies at Prague’s film school and finished them at the Budapest International Film School in 1997, as director and cinematographer. From 1998 to 2001 Till worked as an acclaimed freelance creative director for international marketing agencies. Simultaneously, he established his own Swiss creative production company GUTE FILME, through which he creates, directs and produces international campaigns even today. 

Status Yo will be screened at Suchitra Film Society on 1. as a curtain raiser to the Workshop on Filmmaking, to be conducted by Till Hastreiter from 11. to 26.04.2014.

Awards 

2012 Innovation Award UP 3D Cinec. Best European 3D storytelling 

2012 Special Jury Price Int. Korean Film Festival. Unusual Narrative 

2012 Film Festival Liége Nominee Best Picture

2006 Grand Jury Prize Best Feature Cuba

2006 Best Feature Cinematography Cuba

2006 Port Townsend (USA) Best Narrative Film

2005 International Film Festival Hof Förderpreis Deutscher Film

2003 Silver Pardino Festival Internazionale Locarno

1999 ITFA Köln - Golden Pyramid

1999 Corporate Media - Special Jury Award

1999 Corporate Media München - Master of Excellence.

Regards

Anand Varadaraj

I'm learning to be brave in my beautiful mistakes...