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film id<br />
2923<br />
section<br />
Dok Market<br />
crackle of tiMe<br />
– cHristopH<br />
scHlingensief anD<br />
His opera Village<br />
in Burkina faso<br />
by sibylle Dahrendorf<br />
An African Bayreuth ? An Opera in Africa ? Christoph<br />
Schlingensief, the German film, theatre and opera<br />
director had a vision for an opera village in Africa.<br />
Despite cancer, he made regular trips to Burkina Faso,<br />
such was his devotion and conviction. Crackle of Time<br />
tells the story of an impossible project: To build an opera<br />
village in Burkina Faso, a space combining art and life,<br />
with a school, theatre, hospital and living quarters. From<br />
the initial location search in May 2009, to the official<br />
opening of the school in October 2011, the documentary<br />
takes us up close to the man and his architect Francis<br />
Kéré. We get behind their vision and witness the<br />
struggles and hurdles to get the ‘opera village’ off the<br />
ground. Christoph Schlingensief died in August 2010.<br />
But his dream lives on. Last year Christoph Schlingensief<br />
was posthumously awarded the Golden Lion at<br />
the Venice Biennale for his stage installation, ‘fluxus<br />
oratorium – church of fear’ in the German pavilion.<br />
genre<br />
arts / culture / Music<br />
portrait<br />
facts<br />
germany, austria, 2012<br />
colour, Dcp<br />
106 min<br />
original title<br />
knistern der Zeit – christoph<br />
schlingensief und sein operndorf<br />
in Burkina faso<br />
original language<br />
afrikaans, french, german<br />
Produced by<br />
Michael Bogar<br />
perfect shot films gmbH,<br />
germany<br />
www.perfectshotfilms.com<br />
Public screenings<br />
8 / 2012 Dokfest München<br />
germany<br />
sales contact<br />
frieder schlaich<br />
filmgalerie 451<br />
saarbrücker str. 24<br />
10405 Berlin, germany<br />
info@filmgalerie451.de<br />
www.filmgalerie451.de<br />
section<br />
Dok Market<br />
criMson Mask<br />
by Marco eisenbarth<br />
Crimson Mask is a feature length documentary that<br />
follows German ‘Ultra Violence Wrestler’ Thumbtack<br />
Jack a.k.a. Alexander Bedranowsky in and outside<br />
of the wrestling ring. It is more than just a review of this<br />
unique athlete’s career but an honest and surprising<br />
portrait of this seemingly insane and brutal character<br />
that is Thumbtack Jack, who mutilates himself and his<br />
opponents with barbed wire, thumbtacks, glass, syringes<br />
and even fire. Crimson Mask shows the man on the<br />
other side. From his career high touring the United States<br />
of America, over the feud with his arch enemy, Drake<br />
Younger to his very last ‘Death Match’ against his long<br />
time friend and mentor ‘Hate’, the filmmaker Marco<br />
Eisenbarth never leaves Thumbtack Jack’s side.<br />
But then an incident occurs that will change Alexander<br />
Bedranowsky’s life forever …<br />
genre<br />
Human interest<br />
portrait<br />
facts<br />
germany, usa, 2012<br />
colour, B / W, DigiBeta<br />
74 min<br />
original title<br />
crimson Mask<br />
Produced by<br />
Marco eisenbarth, germany<br />
www.ironbeardimages.de<br />
sales contact<br />
Marco eisenbarth<br />
andreasstraße 11<br />
65929 frankfurt, germany<br />
mail@ironbeardimages.de<br />
www.ironbeardimages.de<br />
86 87<br />
film id<br />
2035
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