When does Blackbird take place?

Blackbird will be screened on June 29, 2026, at 8:00 PM as part of the FILMFEST MUNICH.

Where will the film be shown?

The venue is the ASTOR Film Lounge in ARRI at Türkenstraße 91 in Munich.

What is the ticket price?

The ticket price is €15 per entry.

How long is the performance?

The indicated showtime is approximately two hours, from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM.

Is the event accessible?

Information regarding accessibility is available for the venue; specific seating and access details should be verified in advance.

What audience is Blackbird suitable for?

The film is aimed at a culturally interested audience that appreciates literary material, festival cinema, and finely crafted coming-of-age narratives.

Blackbird brings melancholic summer memories and great festival feeling to Munich

Name: Blackbird
Start: 2026-06-29T22:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-06-30T00:00:00+02:00
Location: ASTOR Film Lounge im ARRI

Blackbird at the FILMFEST MUNICH: A melancholic cinematic event full of youth, memory, and emotion

With Blackbird, the FILMFEST MUNICH opens a window into a summer full of longing, loss, and quiet departures. The TV feature film based on Matthias Brandt's novel takes us back to the year 1977 and condenses a coming-of-age story about first love, family friction, and the vulnerability of growing up.

A material that gets under your skin

The source material by Matthias Brandt possesses that rare blend of autobiographical closeness and literary precision, which does not merely reconstruct memories but charges them atmospherically. Blackbird unfolds as a delicate, yet painfully clear story of a 15-year-old, whose world consists of swimming pools, David Bowie, and soccer, while familial tensions and existential worries intensify around him. This is not a loud drama, but a finely balanced theatrical experience for the screen, carried by a precise gaze and quiet intensity.

Direction between nostalgia and inner unrest

Direction and screenplay rely on psychological density rather than superficial effects. This is what makes the allure of this production: the dramaturgy does not seek a big bang, but the quiet shifts in gaze, rhythm, and tone. Herein lies the power of such film festival presentations in Munich, when a hall suddenly becomes a shared theatrical atmosphere and the audience carries every nuance of the performance.

Strong cast, precise character guidance

With Bjarne Mädel as Morten and an ensemble featuring Timothy Scannell, Holle Kirck, Albert Lichtenstern, Juri Winkler, Aenne Schwarz, and Alexander Scheer, Blackbird gains the credibility that a sensitive coming-of-age drama needs. The characters are not mere prompts but carriers of a memory that unfolds slowly. Thus, a psychologically intense cinema is created, built on timing, pauses, and lines of sight like a good staging on stage.

Munich Festival evening at ASTOR Film Lounge in ARRI

On June 29, 2026, at 8:00 PM, the ASTOR Film Lounge in ARRI will become a place of concentrated festival tension. The hall on Türkenstraße provides the fitting setting for a film that thrives on warmth and wistfulness. The Munich audience can look forward to an evening where the big screen is not only a surface for images but a resonating space for memory, music, and youthful longing.

What attendees can expect

Blackbird is a sensitive festival event for those who appreciate narrative depth, literary sources, and emotional cinema. Anyone wishing to experience the interplay of direction, acting, and atmosphere live should mark this date and not miss the special tension of a premiere in the film festival context.