Little, Big, and Far

Opened Friday, July 11, 2025

SHOWTIMES AT IFC CENTER

Friday, July 11 at 6:45 p.m.: Q&A with director Jem Cohen moderated by Sierra Pettengill after the show

Saturday, July 12 at 6:45 p.m.: Q&A with director Jem Cohen moderated by Jane Schoenbrun and Scott Mcaulay after the show

Wednesday, July 16 at 6:45 p.m.: Q&A with director Jem Cohen moderated by filmmaker Michael Almereyda

Cohen’s (Museum Hours) meditative new film centers around Karl, an Austrian astronomer who’s at a crossroads in his life and work. After attending a conference in Greece, Karl decides not to return home and heads for a small island in hopes of finding a dark enough sky to reconnect with the stars. Abandoned at a remote mountain trail, he ascends and waits for darkness to fall.

Official Selection: New York Film Festival

“A reminder to seize solitude amid the bustle of everyday existence, to be quiet and still, to look up and consider the universe.”- RogerEbert.com

  • Country Austria, USA
  • Language German with English subtitles, English
  • Running Time 122 minutes
  • Format DCP
  • Distributor Grasshopper Films
  • Director Jem Cohen
  • Cast Franz Schwartz, Jessica Sarah Rinland, Mario Silva, Leslie Thornton, Alexander Chesapeake Cohen
  • Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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