Chorfilmabend zum 100. Geburtstag des Verbandes Deutscher KonzertChöre

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19:00 - The Kicksled Choir

20:00 - Heaven can wait

"The Kicksled Choir" is a Swedish film by Norwegian director Torfinn Iversen, who skillfully combines many important themes in his short film, such as the development of children in difficult living environments, dealing with refugees and issues of rejection of foreign cultures and people. The focus is on ten-year-old Gabriel, who, together with a friend, dreams of joining a sledge choir that, like the carol singers, travels from house to house with sledges and collects donations for refugees. His father rejects his commitment, as do the new residents of his town. The film made it onto the shortlist for the Oscars and shows how opposites meet and how people develop and grow, also with the power of music, and find new lessons in calling.

The second film "Heaven Can Wait - Wir leben jetzt" is a film by Sven Halfar, which won the audience award at the Filmfest Hamburg and the Filmkunstfest Leipzig. The film takes a multi-faceted look at the Hamburg senior citizens' choir Heaven can Wait, whose members have all passed the age of 70, but are by no means thinking of giving up, instead discovering their zest for life in a completely new way through singing. The singers in the choir are passionate about what they do and dedicate themselves to a broad repertoire ranging from German pop and rock to hip-hop songs.

Singing brings freedom and opens the soul and brings the range of emotions to the surface, delighting and strengthening the body.

The films show that it is very possible to sing in a choir for a long time in a fulfilled and happy way and to see a greater meaning in old age and life through singing and the community and to be able to continue to grow personally.

7 € / reduced 5 €