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SUMMARY:GLOBAL CULTURES: AN AFTERNOON WITH TIM STAFFEL 1 NOV 2026
LOCATION:Cambridge University: West Court Jesus College
DESCRIPTION: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 St
 affel and Maren de Vincent-Humphreys 5pm Interval 5.15pm Westerland screen
 ing 6.45pm Q&A with Tim Staffel 7pm Event ends About Tim Staffel Tim Staff
 el is a German author and director of several radio plays. He studied Appl
 ied Theater Studies in Gießen and has taught Scenic Arts at the Universit
 y of Hildesheim. His novel Terrordrom was adapted for the stage and direct
 ed by Frank Castorf at Berlin’s Volksbühne in 1998. Tim Staffel also wr
 ote and directed the film Westerland\, which was shown at the 2012 Berlin 
 International Film Festival and the Chicago International Film Festival. H
 is latest novel Wasserspiel was published in 2025. He is currently a write
 r in residence at the Queen Mary University of London. Westerland 2012 (15
 ) 90m Set on the cold\, deserted island of Sylt in winter\, Westerland fol
 lows Cem\, a disciplined young trainee at the local authorities\, and Jes
 ús\, a drifting stranger who invents a lot of stories. When Cem finds Jes
 ús 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 grow
 ing dependence isolates them from friends\, family and reality itself. Aga
 inst Sylt’s stark\, melancholic landscape in winter\, Tim Staffel’s fi
 lm explores love\, loneliness and co-dependency\, asking how far we can go
  to save someone we love. About Maren de Vincent-Humphreys Maren de Vincen
 t-Humphreys is a Fellow\, Tutor and Director of Studies at Jesus College.
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