Experimental, Underground, Revolutionary: Avant-garde Films From Germany, Austria, and Switzerland

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I thought I was seeing convicts (Harun Farocki)The University of Pittsburg will present a series of screenings about germanic avant-garde films, from the 1920s to the present. The screenings, that will be starting tomorrow January 17 until April 11, will feature the works of filmmakers such as Alexander Kluge, Harun Farocki or Wilhelm and Birgit Hein.

 

The full programme is not finalized yet. 

January 17
- Kuhle Wampe [To Whom Does the World Belong?] (1932), 80 minutes, directed by Slatan Dudow. Screenplay co-written by Bertolt Brecht.

January 24
- Madeleine—Madeleine (1963), 11 minutes, directed by Vlado Kristl.
- Selbstschüsse [Self Shots] (1967), 6.25 minutes, directed by Lutz Mommartz.
- Jüm—Jüm (1970), 11 minutes, directed by Werner Nekes and Dore O.
- Adolf Winkelmann, Kassel, 9.12.1967, 11.45h (1970), 8 minutes, directed by Adolf Winkelmann.
- Same Player Shoots Again (1968), 12 minutes, directed by Wim Wenders.
- Polly (1968), 11 minutes, directed by Rolf Wiest.
- Kaskara (1974), 21 minutes, directed by Dore O..
- Empor [Upwards] (1978), 10 minutes, directed by Bastian Clevé.
- Nachtwache [Night Watch] (1976), 10 minutes, directed by Bastian Clevé.
- Rohfilm [Raw Film] (1968), 20 minutes, directed by Wilhelm and Birgit Hein.

January 31
- Machorka Muff (1963), 18 minutes, directed by Jean-Marie Straub and Daniel Huillet.
- Die Chronik der Anna Magdalena Bach (1967), 93 minutes, directed by Jean-Marie Straub and Daniel Huillet.

February 7
- Brutalität in Stein [Brutality in Stone] (1960), 12 minutes, directed by Alexander Kluge
- Porträt einer Bewährung [Portrait of a Probation] (1964), 11 minutes, directed by Alexander Kluge
- Die Patriotin [The Patriotic Woman] (1979), 121 minutes, directed by Alexander Kluge

February 21
Screenings of films TBA featuring director Heinz Emigholz.

February 28
- Nicht der Homosexuelle ist pervers, sondern die Situation in der er lebt [Not the Homosexual Is Perverse but the Situation in Which He Lives] (1971), clip, directed by Rosa von Praunheim.
- Rohfilm [Raw Film] (1968), 20 minutes, directed by Birgit and Wilhelm Hein.
- Love Stinks (1982), clip, directed by Birgit and Wilhelm Hein.
- Baby, I Will Make You Sweat (1994), 63 minutes, directed by Birgit Hein.

March 14
- Nicht loschbares Feuer [Inextinguishable Fire] (1969), directed by Harun Farocki.
- Arbeiter verlassen die Fabrik [Workers Leaving the Factory] (1995), 36 minutes, directed by Harun Farocki.
- Auge/Machine 1 [Eye Machine 1] (2001-3), directed by Harun Farocki.
- Schnittstelle/Section [Interface] (1995), 25 minutes, directed by Harun Farocki.
- Ich glaubte Gefangene zu Sehen [I Thought I Was Seeing Convicts] (2000), 25 minutes, directed by Harun Farocki.

March 21
- Christoph Schlingensief and His Films (2004), excerpt.
- Foreigners Out! Schlingensief’s Container (2002), 90 minutes, directed by Christoph Schlingensief.

March 28
Screenings of films TBA featuring directors Matthias Müller, Bjorn Melhus, and Michael Brynntrup.

April 4
Austrian experimental films from the 1950s to the present, titles TBA.

April 11
- Constantly Moving: Crossovers in Experimental Film and Video Art (1994-2004), a survey of various artists.
- I Want to See How You See (2003), 4 minutes, directed by Pipilotti Rist.

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