Close-Up is thrilled to present a rare programme of experimental films by the German artist Dore O. which occupy a state in-between opaqueness and translucency, hypnosis and clarity. The programme has been selected by Berlin-based archivist and scholar Masha Matzke, who will also introduce the screening.
Figuration of showing – Figures of absence Dore O.'s films in-between opaqueness and translucency, hypnosis and clarity
A program selected and introduced by Masha Matzke, film archivist and researcher based in Berlin. Matzke is currently involved in the restoration of the work of Dore O. at the Deutsche Kinemathek.
Dore O.’s films seem to claim a certain uniqueness and independence from the dominant, yet diverse and irreducible currents of German experimental cinema. As the critic Dietrich Kuhlbrodt declared already in 1988: »Dore O. has become classic, and suddenly it turns out that her work has passed the various currents of time unharmed: the time of the cooperative union, the women's film, the structuralists and grammarians, the teachers of new ways of seeing ...
Fracto 2017 is the first edition of a new annual Experimental Film Festival which will be held on May 20st/21th at ACUD Cinema & Studio. Out of more than 800 submissions a highly international program of 42 works was selected, including a great number of world, international and german premieres. This year's special program (Sat. 21:30h) focuses on the Berlin-based artists Anouk De Clercq, James Edmonds and OJOBOCA (Anja Dornieden & Juan David Gonzalez) with screenings, a Live Cinema / Dual 16mm Projector Performance and artist talks moderated by our guest from Milan Tommaso Isabella. (Curated by Giuseppe Boccassini, Johannes Braun, Masha Matzke)
Fechas:
De Sábado, Mayo 20, 2017 - 19:00 hasta Domingo, Mayo 21, 2017 - 00:00
De Domingo, Mayo 21, 2017 - 19:00 hasta Lunes, Mayo 22, 2017 - 00:00
