Stories of Our Lives included in the Berlin Panorama Program

The films that will screen in the Panorama section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival have been announced and making the cut of 11 fictional and 8 documentary films is the Kenya/South Africa produced documentary, Stories of Our Lives, directed by Jim Chuchu.

The documentary speaks on the influence of evangelical organisations from the United States in Kenya, where hatred against homosexuals has been ignited.

Raoul Peck will present his Haitian-French-Norwegian co-production, Murder in Pacot, which is a character piece set outdoors against the catastrophe of the earthquake in Port-au-Prince, that looks with rage at class distinctions in Haitian society.

In Stories of Our Lives, Jim Chuchu lets a whole range of brave people speak on what it means to live in a country where homosexuality is banned.

The full Panorama program follows below:

54: The Directors Cut

USA

By Mark Christopher

With Ryan Phillippe, Salma Hayek, Mike Myers, Sela Ward, Mark Ruffalo

World premiere

Chorus

Canada

By Fran ois Delisle

With S bastien Ricard, Fanny Mallette, Pierre Curzi, Genevi ve Bujold

European premiere

Der letzte Sommer der Reichen (The Last Summer of the Rich)

Austria

By Peter Kern

With Amira Casar, Nicole Gerdon, Winfried Glatzeder

World premiere

Dora oder Die sexuellen Neurosen unserer Eltern (Dora or The Sexual Neuroses of Our Parents)

Switzerland / Germany

By Stina Werenfels

With Victoria Schulz, Jenny Schily, Lars Eidinger, Urs Jucker

International premiere

Dyke Hard

Sweden

By Bitte Andersson

With Alle Eriksson, Peggy Sands, M. W gensj , Iki Gonzales Magnusson, Lina Kurttila

International premiere

Gukje Shijang (Ode to My Father)

Republic of Korea

By JK Youn

with Hwang Jung-min, Kim Yunjin

International premiere

I Am Michael

USA

By Justin Kelly

With James Franco, Zachary Quinto, Emma Roberts

International premiere

Jun Zhong Le Yuan (Paradise in Service)

Taiwan

By Doze Niu Chen-Zer

With Ethan Juan, Wan Qian, Chen Jianbin, Chen Yi-Han

European premiere

Meurtre Pacot (Murder in Pacot)

France / Haiti / Norway

By Raoul Peck

With Alex Descas, Ayo, Thibault Vin on, Lovely Kermonde Fifi, Joy Olasunmibo Ogunmakin

European premiere

Mot Naturen (Out of Nature)

Norway

By Ole Gi ver, Marte Vold

With Ole Gi ver, Marte Magnusdotter Solem, Rebekka Nystadbakk, Ellen Birgitte Winther, Sievert Giaever Solem

European premiere

Ned Rifle (Ned Rifle)

USA

By Hal Hartley

With Liam Aiken, Martin Donovan, Aubrey Plaza, Parker Posey, Thomas Jay Ryan

European premiere

Panorama Dokumente

B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin

Germany

By J rg A. Hoppe, Klaus Maeck, Heiko Lange

With Mark Reeder, Marius Weber

World premiere

Danieluv svet (Daniel's World)

Czeck Republic

By Veronika Liskova

International premiere

El hombre nuevo (The New Man)

Uruguay / Chile / Nicaragua

By Aldo Garay

World premiere

Fassbinder - lieben ohne zu fordern (Fassbinder - To Love without Demands)

Denmark

By Christian Braad Thomsen

With Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Irm Hermann, Harry Baer, Lilo Pempeit

World premiere

Iraqi Odyssey

Switzerland

By Samir

European premiere

Stories of Our Lives

Kenya / South Africa

By Jim Chuchu

With Kelly Gichohi, Paul Ogola, Tim Mutungi, Mugambi Nthinga, Rose Njenga

European premiere

The Yes Men Are Revolting

USA

By Laura Nix, Andy Bichlbaum, Mike Bonanno

European premiere

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