Symposium organized by Prof. Dr. Martin Fischer (LMU), Dr. Mike Rüb (Charité/LMU), Prof. Dr. Matthias Siebeck (LMU), and Dr. Moritz Trieb (Erlangen/LMU).
© Karolin Nirschl. Base image generated with AI, 2026
What do films tell us about illness, health, and dying – and how do these stories shape the way we see medicine? Held to mark the 20th anniversary of M23 Cinema and as part of the CAS Research Focus “Narrations of Medicine,” the symposium invites participants to explore medicine through the lens of film.
Participants include Katarina Bernhardsson (Lund University), Paul Crawford (Nottingham), Götz Fabry (Freiburg), Anna Krauss (SİNEMA TRANSTOPIA), Morten Mechlenborg Nørulf (Global Health Film Days, Kopenhagen), Megan Milota (UMC Utrecht), Gregg Mitman (LMU), Maya Reichert (DOKfest München), Carolin Pommert (Charité), Valentin Riedl (FAU/TUM), Martin Saxer (LMU), Rainer Schäfert (Basel), Sabine Schlegelmilch (Würzburg), Stefanie Schulte Strathaus (Arsenal Filminstitut), Julia Weigl (Filmfest München), Franziska Weeren (Basel), Vanessa Weiss (Charité).
M23 Cinema Evening on 13 November, 6 p.m.
Tout s’est bien passé (Everything Went Fine), directed by François Ozon (2022)
Ort: LMU Klinikum Innenstadt,
Großer Hörsaal der Medizinischen Klinik, Ziemssenstr. 1
Opening Panel on 12 November, 6.15 p.m.
Caroline Link, Prof. Megan Milota, Ph.D., Julia Weigl, and Dr. Götz Fabry.
The event is part of the CAS Research Focus “Narrations of Medicine”.
Registration
Registration is required for participation. If you are interested in our event, please contact us: info@cas.lmu.de