Filmmakers Miriam Jakobs and Gerhard Schick, bangaloREsidents@Suchitra/MOD Institute will showcase their recent work, before they get down to explore Bangalore's urban spaces through their lens.
Three films will be presented in an exclusive screening at host organisation Suchitra Film Society in collaboration with MOD Institute. Giving an insight into the kind of concepts that drive the team of two.
The documentary filmmakers have been engaging creatively with architecture and urbanity, through feature-length documentaries which deal with urban development, urban art and buildings as carriers of collective memory.
Both teachers of media studies, they love working with and learning from students. For this reason, along with the two screenings, they will also conduct a visual medium workshop for professional filmmakers at Suchitra.: "Urban Spaces through Film and Context", hoping to see how young citizens/filmmakers from Bangalore envision their own city with filmic means.
About the films :
4.00 p.m.
Special Workshop Screening
The Dark Gene
2015, 98 min.
The Dark Gene, which was screened in several film festival in Europe and was just released in cinemas in Germany, tells a very personal story from two perspectives: our protagonist is both doctor and patient. As a patient, he has struggled with recurring depression for years, and as a doctor he wants to find out why.
The search for the origins of his illness leads him into the realm of his own genes and casts light on the fundamental changes facing modern society as a result of the tremendous progress being made in the field of genetic sequencing. The film does not restrict itself to a scientific view of the subject but also makes use of artistic visions and more playful approaches to genetic blueprints, drawing attention to the social significance of genetic technology.
Public Screenings:
6.00 p.m.
Heaven & Hell
Crossing the Alps in 8 days
2012, 60 min.
Eight stages, countless summits and peaks and an amazing itinerary off the beaten paths on rocky tracks constitute one of the last true sporting challenges. Experiencing the adventure of crossing the Alps as a team and what it means to endure 250 kilometers and 15.000 meters of altitude in only eight days - this is what we show in Heaven & Hell. We follow two teams, one female team from Switzerland and one male Danish-German team, and see them on their own feet across the Alps. They have to deal with the heat, cold, rain and snow, and even more with their inner landscapes.
7.15 p.m.
Temple of Emotions
The Maracanã-Stadium in Rio de Janeiro
2014, 90 min.
The Maracanã is far more than a stadium - it is a sacred place, a celebration of everything that makes Brazil what it is: sport, music, religion, unbridled euphoria and unmitigated sorrow. It was here that Pelé shot his 1000th goal, that Frank Sinatra and Madonna held their mega-concerts, and that Pope John Paul II gave the largest mass ever held on Latin American soil. Here in Brazil, it's OK to dream.
This is why the Maracanã itself is the protagonist of our film, telling us its story. A story of a painful defeat. Stories of triumph and hope. How does a city react to a mega event like the World Cup? And who really profits from such an event?
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