We’re delighted to host author and screenwriter Tim Staffel for an afternoon of readings, film, and discussion. Tickets will be made available below. Running order 4pm Intro 4.05pm Readings hosted by Tim Staffel and Maren de Vincent-Humphreys 5pm Interval 5.15pm Westerland screening 6.45pm Q&A with Tim Staffel 7pm Event ends About Tim Staffel Tim Staffel is a German author and director of several radio plays. He studied Applied Theater Studies in Gießen and has taught Scenic Arts at the University of Hildesheim. His novel Terrordrom was adapted for the stage and directed by Frank Castorf at Berlin’s Volksbühne in 1998. Tim Staffel also wrote and directed the film Westerland, which was shown at the 2012 Berlin International Film Festival and the Chicago International Film Festival. His latest novel Wasserspiel was published in 2025. He is currently a writer in residence at the Queen Mary University of London. Westerland 2012 (15) 90m Set on the cold, deserted island of Sylt in winter, Westerland follows Cem, a disciplined young trainee at the local authorities, and Jesús, a drifting stranger who invents a lot of stories. When Cem finds Jesús on the brink of suicide, he takes him home, and an intense, tender relationship develops between them. As Cem becomes increasingly determined to save Jesús, his carefully planned life begins to unravel. Their growing dependence isolates them from friends, family and reality itself. Against Sylt’s stark, melancholic landscape in winter, Tim Staffel’s film explores love, loneliness and co-dependency, asking how far we can go to save someone we love. About Maren de Vincent-Humphreys Maren de Vincent-Humphreys is a Fellow, Tutor and Director of Studies at Jesus College.