German Film Festival Excursion

German Film Festival Excursion

Eager for our first German excursion, the thrilled Year 8’s gathered their bags filled with snacks and lollies and took off towards Palace Norton Street Cinema. Together with the Year 9 and Year 10 elective German classes and under the supervision of Frau Reynolds and Herr Morrison, we embarked on the journey, which felt prolonged by the anticipation of the movie.

Upon arrival at the cinema, the students gradually filled the front rows of the cinema and sounds of chattering, lolly wrappers unravelling and popcorn bags being passed around entertained the students in the minutes before the premiere. Once the students were high on sugar and had stolen enough food from students around them, they settled down as the movie “Madison: A fast friendship” began.

The story centred around 12-year-old Madison, who is keen to follow in her father’s footsteps and become an Olympic cyclist. After an accident at a cycling training camp, she ends up spending the summer with her mother in the breath-taking mountain scenery of the Tyrol in Austria. There she learns the value of friendship and challenges herself by learning how to downhill on a mountain bike. As the film progressed, commentary from the audience and laughter made the experience so much more memorable (especially comments on how ridiculous the love triangle was).

In the end, the film was enjoyable and educational and the people who were there with us made the excursion so much more special. A special thanks to Frau Reynolds and Herr Morrison for spending their time and efforts to organize and take us on this invaluable journey that educated us on daily life and everyday speech in Germany.

Gina and Fiona 8I​