Berlin Screenings

Outrageous Fortune actor Tammy Davis’ directorial debut Ebony Society screens at this year’s 61st Berlin International Film Festival in the Generation 14plus section, which is aimed at a young audience. Go the Dogs by Jackie Van Beek and Manurewa by Sam Peacocke also feature in this section. Director Taika Waititi, who won the Grand Prix of the Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk for Boy in 21, is a judge for the competition of Generation Kplus and Generation 14plus. Ebony Society is a 12-minute film about two teenage boys who break into a house and find themselves confronted with an unexpected situation that will test their friendship and force the boys to consider another way. Director Lee Tamahori’s The Devil’s Double screens as part of the Panorama Special. The Berlinale runs from February 1 through 2.