Short film programme: Films That Heal Curators
Esteemed colleagues give seven filmic responses to the question: Which film healed you and why? The curators explain their own personal choice in the cinema – from silent movie and experimental film to music video. A selection from Stefanie Görtz, Maxa Zoller, Betty Schiel, Ines Johnson-Spain, Miriam Gossing, Natascha Frankenberg, Jessica Manstetten
In Cooperation with Blonde Cobra
Guest: Ines Johnson–Spain
Panda Moonwalk or Why Meng Meng Walks Backwards
Kerstin Honeit
Sometimes, it’s two steps backwards. Berlin Zoo’s multi-million-dollar investment refuses to cooperate. In a cross between short film and performance […]
Rat Women
Minkie Spiro
»Do you mind rats? Because I have some …« Women who keep rats as pets – lots of rats – […]
On the Threshold of Liberty
Heidi Tikka
This experimental film combines the deconstruction of the image into repetition and rhythm that is typical of analogue structural film […]
Madame’s Cravings
Alice Guy
The insatiable cravings of a pregnant woman are the source of some amusing scenes. While she shamelessly snatches a lolly […]
Ornette Coleman: A Jazz Video Game
Shirley Clarke
In this short, magical film experiment, independent film pioneer Shirley Clarke interprets the musical universe of jazz giant Ornette Coleman […]
A Video Letter to Barbara Hammer
Joey Carducci
In 1995, Barbara Hammer released her filmic autobiography Tender Fictions. She deconstructs the genre and keeps her version fragmentary and […]
Like Sugar – Chaka Khan
Kim Gehrig
In 2019, Chaka Khan, music icon and grande dame of the 70s and 80s, released her first album in over […]
