The Goethe-Institut San Francisco presents 30TH BERLIN & BEYOND FILM FESTIVAL OPENING NIGHT: KÖLN 75 with special guests Lead Actor Mala Emde and Director Ido Fluk   Ido Fluk's KÖLN 75 starring Mala Emde is the Opening Night Film of the 30th Anniversary Berlin & Beyond Film Festival, America's premier festival of contemporary German cinema presented by the Goethe-Institut San Francisco. Lead Actor Mala Emde will be honored with the 2026 Berlin & Beyond Film Festival Spotlight Award in Acting during the Opening Ceremony. Q&A with Mala Emde and Director Ido Fluk will follow the film.   Keith Jarrett’s legendary performance in January 1975 nearly didn’t happen. Based on a true story, Köln 75 follows how the concert was conceived and orchestrated by the efforts of a teenage up and coming concert promoter, Vera Brandes, (played by German actress Mala Emde). Her enthusiasm set her to multitasking – from organizing the concert venue (the Cologne Opera House), promoting the event, and selling the tickets, to convincing Jarrett to perform when he almost dropped out when the Bösendorfer Imperial Grand piano he was promised was nowhere to be found. John Magaro plays Jarrett with his own intensity, a sublime counterpoint to Mala Emde’s joyful portrayal of the enthusiastic and unstoppable Vera. Köln 75 captures the compelling, entertaining and, until now, unknown back story about Jarrett’s one-hour, entirely improvised concert, which became the best-selling solo album in jazz history. A Zeitegist Films release in association with Kino Lorber.   112 min. in German and some English with Engish subtitles   This film is not rated. **This film is comparable to the MPA rating R due to sexual contents. Viewers' discretion are advised. Children under age 17 require an accompanying parent or guardian (age 21 or older) to attend. 25 years and under may be asked to show ID.