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DEFA Films: COMING OUT WED. June 13, 2018 – 7:00 PM Director: Heiner Carow As a boy, Philipp was strongly attracted to his best friend, but he put that behind him in order to live within the “norm.” He meets a shy girl who falls for him, and soon the couple is sharing an apartment. But Philipp cannot deny his passionate desire for a young man. After years of repressing his sexuality, he finally accepts himself for who he truly is. Hailed as the first and only feature film about gay life ever produced in communist East Germany, Coming Out premiered on the night the Berlin Wall opened, November 9, 1989. Peace of the City Summer Film Series at The Armory! On Thursday, June 21, at The Armory, 6-10 pm, Film Sprout and NW Documentary present Knife Skills, a 2018 Oscar®-nominated documentary about reentry, second chances, and the healing power of good food, and James Beard: America's First Foodie, by Portland director Elizabeth Federici, followed by a panel discussion and reception.
Events in June 2018
DEFA Films: COMING OUT
GDR, 1989, 108 min, Color
Cast:Matthias Freihof, Dagmar Manzel, Dirk Kummer |Peace of the City Summer Film Series at The Armory!
