With his work on visually stunning films, Peter Mettler has also collected an almost unlimited amount of found-footage material along the way. In live improvisations he uses this material in various forms, always accompanied by musicians or sound collages.
After the screening of “Picture of Light”, Mettler demonstrates this special form of audiovisual performance and gives the audience an impression of these unique improvised collages of images and sounds.
Filmmaking is process. This is rarely truer than in Peter Mettler’s unique creative practice. His work stays in flow, continuously. In this masterclass he offers insights into his exceptional, equally processual and empirical approach and a preview of the seven-part planned audiovisual diary “While the Green Grass Grows.”
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In the beginning was the line. Anne Isensee and Michelle Brand generate intricate paths from it, philosophise through the medium of drawing. In DOK Leipzig’s dialogue series “Animation Perspectives,” their films meet, their views on the artistic possibilities of animation cross – in direct exchange with each other and the audience.
We show the films:
- „Dieser Film heißt aus rechtlichen Gründen Breaking Bert“, „Ich will“, „Intro“ and „Megatrick“ by Anne Isensee
- „Any Instant Whatever“, „Synchronicity“, „Vonfelt: Je pars“ and „Yay“ by Michelle Brand
Meeting and Celebrating Tess Martin
Tess Martin’s poetic stories about belonging, identity and loss ring with echoes of autobiographical experiences. She is present in every single frame of her animated films, leaves fingerprints, edges of shadows, traces of work. The artist invites us to follow those traces with her – in an exclusive commented show of her works.
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On Saturday, 22 October, we invite you to celebrate “5x5 Shorts from the East” at the Polish Institute! In cooperation with film institutions from the region, the event will present 25 short documentaries and animations from Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Slovakia and Slovenia.
The evening works on the hop on, hop off basis. You can drop in when you like. Admission is free!
We screen:
“Short Film About Life”
Laila Pakalniņa | Lettland 2014, 2 min
“All Those Sensations in My Belly”
Marko Dješka | Kroatien, Portugal 2020, 13 min
“The Flight”
Rein Raamat | Estland 1973, 9 min
“Postcards”
Nika Autor | Slowenien 2010, 9 min
“Yellow”
Ivana Šebestová | Slowakei 2017, 6 min
“Ursus”
Reinis Pētersons | Lettland 2011, 10 min
“Faceless”
David Lušičić | Kroatien 2020, 14 min
“Colourbird”
Rein Raamat | Estland 1974, 8 min
“Prince Ki-Ki-Do: A Cup of Tea”
Grega Mastnak | Slowenien 2016, 14 min
“Symbol”
Kristína Žilinčárová | Slowakei 2022, 9 min
“Electrician’s Day”
Vladimir Leschiov | Lettland 2018, 9 min
“Events Meant to Be Forgotten”
Marko Tadić | Kroatien 2020, 6 min
“’Til We Meet Again”
Ülo Pikkov | Estland 2021, 14 min
“Borders”
Damjan Kozole | Slowenien 2016, 10 min
“In Line”
Kamila Kučíková | Slowakei 2014, 4 min
“Choir Tour”
Edmunds Jansons | Lettland 2012, 5 min
“Cockpera”
Kata Gugić | Kroatien 2020, 5 min
“A Most Exquisite Man”
Jonas Taul | Estland 2021, 15 min
“Last Lunch”
Miha Šubic | Slowenien 2011, 4 min
“Attention All Passengers”
Marek Moučka | Slowakei 2020, 20 min
“Riga’s Lilac”
Lizete Upīte | Frankreich, Lettland 2019, 14 min
“The Raft”
Marko Meštrović | Kroatien 2021, 14 min
“Vacuum Cleaner”
Avo Paistik | Estland 1978, 9 min
“Nenad”
Yuliya Molina | Slowenien 2017, 6 min
“Journey”
Marek Jasaň | Slowakei, Frankreich 2018, 9 min