Body of Truth | PREMIERE

Date
Hour
Place
06/08
12:00
THE AMBER HALL


Body of Truth
reż|dir Evelyn Schels | DE, CH | 2019 | 96 min
prod|prod Arek Gielnik zdj|ph Börres Weiffenbach muz|mus Christop Rinnert mon|ed Ulrike Tortora ob|cast Marina Abramović, Sigalit Landau, Shirin Neshat, Katharina Sieverding dys|dis Autlook

DESCRIPTION

The delicate, fragile body of a human, a woman, is a victim of armed conflict. Four exceptional artists, experienced by the war, make their bodies an art but also a weapon against violence. The themes of the Balkan Wars, the conflict in the Middle East, the Iranian revolution and fascism are transformed by the artists into unique artworks, while at the same time being a strong political and socially important statement. The director portrays delicate, sensitive women, yet full of power and strength: Marina Abramović, Sigalit Landau, Shirin Neshat and Katharina Sieverding. They all oppose death, rape and war-related violence, on every war.


DIRECTOR
Evelyn Schels (1955), German author and director of documentaries for various German public broadcasters ARD, ZDF, and ARTE. Studies of Comparative Literature, French Literature and History of Art in Munich and Paris, Master and PhD. 1996-99 directed tv series for ARD and ZDF. Guest lecturer at the HFF, Munich, since 2009. Lives and works in Munich and Paris.

FILMOGRAPHY
2019 Ciało nie kłamie|Body of Truth
2013 Georg Baselitz

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