Posts Tagged ‘documentary’
Small-Town Americana: An Interview with Director Jamie Sisley
by Alice Connolly O’Brien // Feb. 25, 2022
We sat down with Jamie Sisley to discuss the development of ‘Stay Awake,’ his inspiration for the film and his loyalty to documenting truthful human experience…[read on]
Dokuarts Offers Intimate and Experimental Cinematic Portraits
Oct. 02, 2019
Dokuarts, an internationally recognized festival for documentaries that take a deeper look at visual arts, returns to Berlin with a film program and accompanying symposium from October 10th through October 27th…[read on]
Hito Steyerl and the Information Age at the Akademie der Künste
Article by Sarah Messerschmidt // Mar. 20, 2019
Hito Steyerl has become a ubiquitous name in international art circles. She is the eminent professor of New Media Art and co-founder of the Research Center for Proxy Politics at Berlin’s…[read on]
Apply to Participate in Rencontres Internationales 2019
Aug. 10, 2018
Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin 2019, an event dedicated to contemporary practices of the moving image, is accepting entries for participants until August 31. As a forum that fuses art forms with concepts…[read on]
The Surreal Documentaries of Salomé Lamas
July 31, 2018
Salomé Lamas works at the intersection of cinema, art and performance to highlight marginalized individuals, societies and locations often through surreal filmic techniques…[read on]
DokuFest Returns to Kosovo for Its 17th Edition
Article by Mary Fischer // July 24, 2018
From August 3rd to 11th, Prizren, Kosovo will once again be filled with filmmakers, documentary connoisseurs and creative minds from around the world for the 17th edition of DokuFest…[read on]
Agnes Varda’s ‘Augenblicke: Gesichter Einer Reise’ Opens in Cinemas
Article by Louisa Stark in Berlin // May 24, 2018
Agnès Varda is a veteran filmmaker and one of the earliest pioneers of French New Wave cinema, acclaimed for her films ‘Cleo from 5 to 7’ and ‘Vagabond’. Her latest directorial offering…[read on]
Berlin Film Society Announces its Summer Film Series Program
Article by Louisa Stark // May 14, 2018
As summer finally arrives in Berlin, bringing with it the promise of longer and warmer evenings, Berlin Film Society has launched the programme for its upcoming Summer Film Series. Once a month…[read on]
Interview // Leilah Weinraub: ‘Shakedown’ at Berlinale 2018
Article by Karina Griffith in Berlin // Mar. 7, 2018
One of the highlights of the Panorama program at this year’s Berlinale Film Festival was Leilah Weinraub’s ‘Shakedown’ is an intimate portrayal of south central Los Angeles’s Black queer erotic…[read on]
Truth // Dani Gal’s ‘Hegemon’ at Berlinische Galerie
Article by Jack Radley // Feb. 1, 2018
Israeli-born, Berlin-based artist Dani Gal’s most recent film, ‘Hegemon’, undermines the assurance of American power and military morality. Gal juxtaposes pedestrian visuals of one day in the nation’s capital…[read on]
Announcement // interfilm: 32nd International Short Film Festival Berlin
Article by Brit Seaton in Berlin // Nov. 01, 2016
This month interfilm presents their 32nd International Short Film Festival in Berlin. A selection of 500 films with a maximum running time of 20 minutes were chosen from the 7000 that were submitted, and will be shown across 7 cinemas in 4 districts of Berlin…[read on]