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FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT

THROWBACK FROM 

Nevrland

Sunday

Mar 31

@

12:00 am

With Director Gregor Schmidinger in person.

Wicked Queer 35

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Nevrland

Sunday

,

Mar 31

@

12:00 am

With Director Gregor Schmidinger in person.

Wicked Queer 35

US PREMIERE

WORLD PREMIERE

FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT

Nevrland

Sunday

Mar 31

@

12:00 am

ArtsEmerson Paramount Center

With 
Director Gregor Schmidinger
 in person.
Jakob is 17 years old, works at a slaughterhouse and struggles with a crippling anxiety disorder. After a chance encounter with a 26-year-old stranger over a sex-cam chat, his journey to Nevrland begins.
Director
Gregor Schmidinger
Year
Run Time
88
min
Country
Austria
Language
German
PROGRAM Time
minutes
Content warning:
Jakob is 17 years old, works at a slaughterhouse and struggles with a crippling anxiety disorder. After a chance encounter with a 26-year-old stranger over a sex-cam chat, his journey to Nevrland begins.
This film is presented in
German
with English subtitles.
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DIRECTOR
Tim Courtney
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