Silent Friend -- Drama/History/Foreign (German)

Let's see Silent Friend (German)! Venice International Film Festival winner of the FIRESCI Prize and the Marcello Mastoianni Award.

In the heart of a botanical garden in a medieval university town in Germany stands a majestic ginkgo tree. This silent witness has observed over a century the quiet rhythms of transformation across three human lives. 2020, a neuroscientist from Hong Kong, exploring the mind of babies, begins an unexpected experiment with the old tree. 1972, a young student is profoundly changed by the simple act of observing and connecting with a geranium. 1908, the university’s first female student discovers, through the lens of photography, sacred patterns of the universe hidden within the humblest of plants. We follow their clumsy, awkward attempts to connect -- each one of them deeply rooted in their own present - as they are transformed by the quiet, enduring, and mysterious power of nature. The ancient ginkgo tree brings us closer to what it means to be human -- to our longing to belong.

Trailer: https://youtu.be/72SfEyxoZrA?si=J_HFRhoPIPYPuM84

Tickets: Buy your ticket here. River Oaks Houston | Dine-In Movie Theatre Also, consider their Cinema Savant program it's $25 a month and "endless movies".

Meetup: We have seats C4-5. Come by and say hi. We'll meet in the lobby after for discussion. Look for our cat eyeglasses and Melissa's purple hair.