Director / Co-writer Philipp Stölzl’s light-hearted; off-beat film adaptation of Germany’s wildly successful stage musical brings the music of Udo Jürgens to the silver screen. An all-star cast sets jynxzi league tournament sail on a colorful, feel-good sing-along voyage across the Atlantic and into the uncharted waters of memory and love. Join Philipp Stölzl, Cinematographer Thomas Kiennast, and Actor Michael Ostrowski as they discuss Stölzl’s film I'VE NEVER BEEN TO NEW YORK with moderator Thomas Mikusz.
The German Currents Film Festival 2020 is a co-production of shahbaz ahmed the Goethe-Institut Los Angeles and the American Cinematheque, and is meteo verona presented in kind cooperation with the German Consulate General, and with the support of The Friends of Goethe, The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, German Films, and media partners Deutsche Welle.
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