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Fast Forward Film Series
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Against the Mainstream: The Animations of Lutz Dammbeck |
Films from the Former East Germany
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Sunday, May 11, 2014 3-4 pm |
Barton Byg, Professor of Film and German Studies at the University of Massachusetts and founder of the DEFA Film Library, will discuss the films and answer questions. |
Program |
The Moon (Der Mond) The little town of Ulm is governed and oppressed by the bishop. Nobody tries to speak up except the tailor, who believes the impossible is possible. Based on a poem by Bertolt Brecht, this is one of the first expressions of Dammbeck ’s experimental, grotesque, surrealistic style of animation. Live! (Lebe!) The story of a man’s life, from birth to death. He rushes through the days that are shaped by the loss of his ideals and focus on wealth. Finally he must realize that he forgot to simply live. |
This screening is supported by the DEFA Foundation in Berlin |
Please note seating is limited to 30 chairs |
About Lutz Dammbeck |
Painter, filmmaker, author and media artist Lutz Dammbeck was born in Leipzig in 1948. In his pictures, films, collages and installations, the painter and filmmaker brought together elements of film and fine art. He was one of the key representatives of independent film and media art in the former GDR and a fascinating phenomenon within modern contemporary art. “If film buffs in North America know of Lutz Dammbeck at all it is probably for his 2003 documentary The Net: The Unabomber, LSD, and the Internet (Das Netz), a flawed but engaging exploration of Ted Kaczynski's seventeen-year letter-bomb campaign against scientists and industrialists.” |
With sponsorship from the Northampton Arts Council |
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This program is supported in part by a grant from the Northampton Arts Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. |
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Contents Historic Northampton.