Country: Germany, United States
Language: English, German

About the film:

During the 1972 Munich Olympics, an American broadcasting team is thrust from covering sports to reporting a dramatic hostage situation involving Israeli athletes. A young producer, unexpectedly leading the live broadcast, faces difficult decisions as time runs out, rumors spread, and the hostages’ lives hang in the balance.

About the filmmaker:

Tim Fehlbaum (born 1982; Basel) is a Swiss film director.

Fehlbaum studied directing from 2002-2009 at the University of Television and Film Munich. While there, he made several short films, music videos and worked as camera operator on documentary films. In 2011 Fehlbaum made his feature film debut with the bleak post-apocalyptic horror film Hell, for which he also co-wrote the screenplay. In 2021 Fehlbaum’s science-fiction thriller film Tides premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival in the Berlinale Special section and subsequently won several awards, such as four German Film Awards, as well as two Bavarian Film Awards for Best Director and Best Cinematography.

MAJOR SUPPORT
Ohio Arts Council
Greater Columbus Arts Council
The Columbus Foundation
Campus Partners
National Endowment for the Arts

WITH HELP FROM
G&J Pepsi
WOSU Public Media