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“Hello,” We Lied

“Hello,” We Lied
Laura Gamse
Competition for the Audience Award Short Film 2020
Documentary Film
USA
2020
12 minutes
English
Subtitles: 
English

Journalism in the U.S. is in crisis. Jestin Coler, also known as the “fake news king”, most likely contributed to this when headlines from his satirical web page were picked up and believed by the mainstream. Coler describes fake news as a gateway drug and, ironically, as an antidote at the same time. In her film, director Laura Gamse scrolls through news and memes and thereby impressively comments on the state of Western societies.

Kim Busch

Credits DOK Leipzig Logo

Director
Laura Gamse
Producer
Daydream Reels
Score
Mike Diva, Steven O’Brien, Lostboyevsky, Sony Cleveland, Greg Sinibaldi, Jesse Canterbury
Animation
Mike Diva, Bernard Myburgh
Genius Loci 2020
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[Leipzig, Station Forecourt]
Stadtkabinett für Kulturarbeit Leipzig
The hectic atmosphere on the station forecourt hasn’t changed in all those years. Even in 1988, this inhospitable place was crossed at the quickest possible pace.
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[Leipzig, Station Forecourt]

[Leipzig, Bahnhofsvorplatz]
Stadtkabinett für Kulturarbeit Leipzig
Genius Loci 2020
Documentary Film
GDR
1988
3 minutes
without dialogue
Subtitles: 
None

Romantic train rides? Rapid cuts and pans show the profane, hectic everyday life of a big city that has no time for romance. The “last mile” to the place of actual departure is covered at a quick pace – by taxi, streetcar or bus. Serious, tired or withdrawn faces hurry to leave the inhospitable station forecourt behind.

Konstantin Wiesinger

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Director
Stadtkabinett für Kulturarbeit Leipzig
Producer
Stadtkabinett für Kulturarbeit Leipzig