When I saw “Kaprow City” at Volksbühne in 2006, Christoph Schlingensief gave a personal introduction in the foyer before the film started. He talked about his first trials as a filmmaker. It was an incredibly honest, funny, and intense moment I will always remember. I felt so sad when he passed away too young in 2010. Tomorrow you’ll have a chance to watch some of his works on the big screen. The birthday special starts with “The African Twin Towers”, followed by a short surprise film. Afterwards “Mutters Maske” starring Udo Kier and Helge Schneider will be screened, then Kathrin Krottenthaler’s documentary on Schlingensief’s Neuhardenberg project “Animatograph” will be presented at 23h. Krottenthaler, Susanne Bredehöft, and of course Aino Laberenz will be present tomorrow. Sounds like it will be an exceptional evening not to be missed. P.S. All proceeds from the film distribution will go to the opera village in Burkina Faso, once founded by the one and only Christoph Schlingensief. (Text: Nina Trippel / Photos: Filmgalerie 451)
Lichtblick-Kino, Kastanienallee 77, 10435 Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg; map
Schlingensief Geburtstags-Special: Fri 24.10.2014 from 19h
