Precious Ivie

The German Film Office and the Goethe-Instituts in the U.S. are pleased to present a screening of Sarah Blaßkiewitz’s acclaimed feature debut Precious Ivie (2021) as part of the Annual Conference of the German Studies Association in Arlington, VA. The screening is free and open to the wider public and will be followed by a Q&A with Blaßkiewitz and actor Haley Louise Jones. Please register to attend.

Afro-German Ivie (Haley Louise Jones), whom her friends call Schoko, works in her ex-boyfriend’s tanning salon in Leipzig while she looks for steady employment as a high-school teacher. One day, her half-sister Naomie (Lorna Ishema) shows up from Berlin to tell her about their father’s death and his upcoming funeral in Senegal. Neither one of them knew him, nor did they know each other until now and they both find it hard to imagine meeting his side of the family. As the sisters grow closer, Ivie begins to question more than just her nickname.

Please note that the film will be presented in German with English subtitles and the Q&A will be held in English. Visit www.germanfilmoffice.us for more information.

Host or Publisher German Film Office