Where: Odeon Cinema 2
When: 10.07.2025 19:00
A tribute to France’s greatest film composer, this documentary blends rare Super 8 footage and stirring performances to trace Legrand’s extraordinary journey as a pianist, jazz artist, conductor, singer, and composer, honoured with 2 Palmes d’Or, 3 Oscars, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA, 5 Grammys, and many more. It shows intimate moments with his collaborators, friends, and his wife, as well as solitary moments dedicated to his writing.
Where: Odeon Cinema 2
When: 10.07.2025 19:00
Where: Odeon Cinema 2
When: 09.07.2025 22:00
A key figure in the German underground of the 1980s, Mona Mur blended post-punk, industrial, and electronic music with a bold pop sensibility. In this visually rich documentary, filmmaker Dietmar Post explores her artistic journey, collaborations, and the challenges of forging an independent path in the music industry.
Where: Odeon Cinema 2
When: 09.07.2025 22:00
Where: Odeon Cinema 2
When: 11.07.2025 19:00
Following the posthumous publication of his explicit teenage diaries, which revealed his journey as a Black, queer artist, Sean DeLear gained wider recognition years after his death. Known for his vibrant and transgressive personality, DeLear profoundly impacted Los Angeles’ underground music and art scenes throughout the late 1990s and 2000s.
Where: Odeon Cinema 2
When: 11.07.2025 19:00
Where: Odeon Cinema 2
When: 11.07.2025 21:00
Legendary cult sound and R&B musician Swamp Dogg and housemates Moogstar and Guitar Shorty have turned their San Fernando Valley home into a vibrant artistic playground. Together, they navigate the challenges of the music industry, forging a unique, inspiring journey through time and creativity.
Where: Odeon Cinema 2
When: 11.07.2025 21:00
Where: Odeon Cinema 2
When: 12.07.2025 19:00
The Vietnamese diaspora in the USA became a musical phenomenon with the New Wave explosion of the 80s and 90s. Filmmaker Elizabeth Ai grew up amid this vibrant scene in Orange County, California, and now, by unearthing family secrets and old wounds, she revisits the generational trauma and cultural identity of her community traversed by Euro-synth dance beats and punk/goth aesthetics.
Where: Odeon Cinema 2
When: 12.07.2025 19:00
Where: Odeon Cinema 2
When: 12.07.2025 21:00
The discovery of a suitcase of letters sent to Geraldine Flower in the 60s and 70s inspired singer Emilíana Torrini to return to the studio. Part psychedelic trip, part nostalgic love letter, and wholly unique, The Extraordinary Miss Flower reveals Flower’s story through a series of performances by Emilíana and her band, and readings of the letters by well-known artists such as Richard Ayoade, Siggi Baldursson, Nick Cave, Alice Lowe and Mark Monero.
Where: Odeon Cinema 2
When: 12.07.2025 21:00
Where: Odeon Cinema 2
When: 13.07.2025 19:00
A raw, fan-made tribute to post-hardcore legends Fugazi, capturing their final 2002 show through rare footage and fan recordings. Its creators describe it as “not a documentary, but a collective memory,” celebrating the band and the fans who kept the cameras rolling.
Where: Odeon Cinema 2
When: 13.07.2025 19:00
Where: Odeon Cinema 2
When: 13.07.2025 21:00
With wit, warmth and wild musical range, Austrian accordion virtuoso Otto Lechner invites us into his world of sound. From Kafka recitations to Pink Floyd tributes, from jazz to symphonic works, this intimate portrait captures the blind musician’s perception of life, art, and freedom on and off stage.
Where: Odeon Cinema 2
When: 13.07.2025 21:00
Film editor, producer and director.
Sandra Brandl works as a freelance film editor, producer and director.
She edits cinema documentaries, feature films and works freelance for WDR Cologne. Together with Mirjam Leuze she runs the company Topos Film.
She is a lecturer at the University of Darmstadt in the Motion Design programme and is a member of the German Federal Association of Film Editors and the German Film Academy.
Music Journalist
Lennart Brauwers is a freelance journalist focused on music. He writes album reviews, interviews, and features for outlets including Zeit Online, Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Musikexpress, and Kaput-Mag, where he also runs a column and co-hosts a podcast. He also contributes to publications such as ALL GOOD, Stadtrevue, and Süddeutsche Zeitung, and has written program materials for the Pop-Kultur Festival. Brauwers studied Popular Music and Media at Universität Paderborn and is currently pursuing a master's in Professional Writing at Universität zu Köln.
Composer
Case Study THE FOREST WITHIN
Thu, Jul. 04, 2024 · 16:00-17:00
Gregor Schwellenbach is a composer, arranger and performer working in contemporary classical, avant pop and electronic club music, as well as in film and TV.
Gregor collaborated regularly with Can’s Irmin Schmidt: as co-composer of the symphony "Can Dialog" for the London Symphony Orchestra and as orchestrator of his film scores. He also collaborated with artists like Lambchop, Kölsch, The Heritage Orchestra and WDR Funkhausorchester.
»Gregor Schwellenbach spielt 20 Jahre Kompakt«, released for the 20th anniversary of the Cologne based techno label in 2013, gained worldwide recognition and was performed live at numerous festivals and in clubs solo or with ensemble.
Gregor Schwellenbach teaches composition at Folkwang University Essen and HfMT Köln.
