DOKUARTS: Films on Photography
>> FRI 12— SUN 14 OCT
>> Zeughauskino Berlin, Unter den Linden 2, 10117 Berlin (Mitte)
>> Admission 5 €, Festival pass 30 €
>> Reservations Mon—Fri 10—18 h: 030 20 30 44 21, zeughauskino@dhm.de, Box office (one hour before the first screening): 030 20 30 47 70
As part of the EMOP Berlin, from October 12—14, our partner DOKUARTS presents six films on the art of photography. Film premieres mark this second festival weekend of the 11th edition of DOKUARTS (OCT 4—21, 2018).
Fri OCT 12 | 19 h
Beyond the Obvious – Daniel Schwartz. Photographer
By Vadim Jendreyko
CH 2018, 70’, DCP, German with engUT, Deutschlandpremiere
In the presence of Vadim Jendreyko & Daniel Schwartz
For Daniel Schwartz, research, photography, and writing belong together. Filmmaker Jendreyko, who accompanied the Swiss photographer during the arduous photo shoot for his book about glacier melt, has created a precise portrait of this exceptional artist.
Fri OCT 12 | 21 h
Harry Gruyaert – Photographer
By Gerrit Messiaen
B 2018, 62 min, DCP, OmeU, Deutschlandpremiere
In the presence of Gerrit Messiaen & Harry Gruyaert
Magnum-Photographer Harry Gruyaert is regarded as a pioneer of European colour photography. Messiaen’s enthralling documentary shows a charismatic man for whom colour is more than a means of artistic expression.
Sat OCT 13 | 16 h
Black Mother
By Khalik Allah
USA 2018, 75’, DCP, OmeU, Deutschlandpremiere
Khalik Allah has fascinated with haunting photo stories of African-Americans at the fringes of society. His films, characterized by the same hallucinatory intensity, have caused sensations and succeed to bypass the stereotypes of so many social reportages.
Sat OCT 13 | 17.30 h
Raghu Rai – An Unframed Portrait
By Avani Rai
FIN, N, IND 2017,55’, DCP, OmeU, Berlinpremiere
A captivating portrait of Magnum photographer and Cartier-Bresson mentee Raghu Rai, whose pictures have entered the collective memory far beyond India.
Sat OCT 13 | 19 h
Garry Winogrand: All Things are Photographable
BySasha Waters Freyer
USA 2018, 90’, DCP, OF, Deutschlandpremiere
In the presence of Sasha Waters Freyer
With snapshot-like pictures Garry Winogrand created an encyclopaedic portrait of 20th century America. Filmmaker Sasha Waters Freyer chooses an enlightened feminist perspective for her documentary about the influential photographer and disputable man.
Sun OCT 14 | 18 h
Witkin & Witkin
By Trisha Ziff
MEX 2018, 93’, DCP, OmeU, Europapremiere
In the presence of Trisha Ziff
Joel-Peter Witkin is known for his provocative phototableaux. Jerome Witkin is a sociopolitically engaged figurative painter. Identical twins, separated by worlds, reunited on the big screen in a fascinating double portrait.
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