The Dryden will screen Der Wald vor lauter Bäumen (The Forest for the Trees, Maren Ade, Germany 2003, 81 min., 35mm, German w/subtitles).

Bursting with idealism, Melanie Pröschle, a young teacher from the countryside, starts her first job at a high school in the city. Desperate to fulfil her hopes, Melanie intends to do everything the right way. Politely she introduces herself to her neighbors with homemade schnapps. At her first day of school she gives a very ambitious speech for her colleagues. She wants to be a "fresh breeze" to the school, but it is not easy to start a new life, as Melanie copes with loneliness, established teachers and ninth grade students. The very first feature directed by Maren Ade, whose Toni Erdmann was one of the most talked about and celebrated films of 2016, shows the filmmaker in top shape, and is now finally released in the States.

[source: George Eastman Museum calendar, 2017-Feb-27]