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 in the public space, Kerstin Honeit combines elements of found footage films, reportage and music videos with humorous, queer re-enactments of interviews with passers-by to create a counter-narrative. Panda Meng Meng’s moonwalk turns into an act of rebellion.
– Miriam Gossing
In cooperation with Blonde Cobra
Kerstin Honeit
Kerstin Honeit’s research-based works examine the translatability of socio-political issues into defiant aesthetics and counter-narratives. Her work has been shown at exhibitions and film festivals such as KINDL, Berlin; Whitechapel Gallery, London; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; CAC, Quito; n.b.k., Berlin; Off Biennale Cairo; International Short Film Festival São Paulo; MMOMA, Moskau; International Short Film Festival, Oberhausen; BFI London.
Films by Kerstin Honeit (Selection)
Junost Bang 2023 | Why or Why not? 2020 | [ˈzi:lo]5 2019 | PANDA MOONWALK or WHY MENG MENG WALKS BACKWARDS 2018 | my castle your castle 2017 | ich muss mit ihnen sprechen 2015 | Pigs in Progress 2013
