Fr, 26.8.22

Filmscreening „If revolution was sickness”

Screening

Exceptional States

Time  20.00

8PM
Filmscreening “If revo­lu­ti­on was sick­ness” (EN/DE), Luru Kino, Spinnerei

These four short films first his­to­ri­ci­ze then pro­ble­ma­ti­ze the pre­sence of Southeast Asian in diver­se (post)socialist con­texts. A repor­ta­ge on Cambodians in GDR, »Bruderhilfe« (Nico Mesterharm, 2020) gives insight into the com­pli­ca­ted histo­ry of Southeast Asia main­land sin­ce the end of the French colo­ni­al era. At the same time, many con­tract workers from Vietnam arri­ved in GDR and began their legen­da­ry pre­sence, illus­tra­ted in »Sorge 87« (Thanh Nguyen Phuong, 2020) via nar­ra­ti­on of the older gene­ra­ti­on. This inter­ge­ne­ra­tio­nal complex­ity and gaps in trans­la­ti­on unfolds in »Love, Dad« (Diana Cam Van Nguyen, 2021), a love let­ter of a Vietnamese-­Czech ­illus­tra­tor. The pro­gram con­cludes with a per­for­ma­ti­ve K‑pop dance and music in spec­ta­cle of revo­lu­tio­na­ry ­poe­tics of Vietnamese-Polish dia­spo­ra, if not just mere spec­ta­cle, in »If revo­lu­ti­on is a sick­ness« (Diane Severin Nguyen, 2021).

Curator Sarnt Utamachote will host a Q&A with Thanh Nguyen Phuong on post­mi­grant cinema.

Films with English sub­tit­les, Q&A in German.

8PM Filmscreening “If revolution was sickness” (EN/DE), Luru Kino, Spinnerei These four short films first historicize then problematize the presence of Southeast Asian in diverse (post)socialist contexts. A reportage on Cambodians in GDR, »Bruderhilfe« (Nico Mesterharm, 2020) gives insight into the complicated history of Southeast Asia mainland since the end of the French colonial era. At the same time, many contract workers from Vietnam arrived in GDR and began their legendary presence, illustrated in »Sorge 87« (Thanh Nguyen Phuong, 2020) via narration of the older generation. This intergenerational complex­ity and gaps in translation unfolds in »Love, Dad« (Diana Cam Van Nguyen, 2021), a love letter of a Vietnamese-­Czech ­illustrator. The program concludes with a performative K-pop dance and music in spectacle of revolutionary ­poetics of Vietnamese-Polish diaspora, if not just mere spectacle, in »If revolution is a sickness« (Diane Severin Nguyen, 2021). Curator Sarnt Utamachote will host a Q&A with Thanh Nguyen Phuong on postmigrant cinema. Films with English subtitles, Q&A in German.
Exceptional States