The chance meeting of a German and a Canadian in a Berlin cafe unravels their carefully constructed lives. During the course of their conversation each are led to reexamine their personal relationships, learning more about themselves as they discover each other.
"August in Berlin" was filmed in less than ten days by UCLA Professor Becky Smith. The city of Berlin provides a dynamic backdrop for this delicate, elegant film. Accentuating the subtle nature of this story is a perfectly-fitting soundtrack.