15.09.2024 | DIRECT ACTION (FR/DE 2024, Guillaume Cailleau, Ben Russell)

FR/DE 2024, D: Guillaume Cailleau, Ben Russell, 216’, OV with English subtitles, DCP

One of the best-known autonomous zones in Europe, known as a “zone à défendre” (ZAD) in French, is located near Nantes. Land was occupied there in the mid-2000s to prevent an airport expansion. The area has since grown to over 1,500 hectares, with actors from numerous left-wing groups living there permanently and averting government attempts to evict them. Ben Russell and Guillaume Cailleau have regularly visited the ZAD and in DIRECT ACTION, describe the everyday life of the residents, which is organised close to nature. The film moves from the depiction of activities securing subsistence to decidedly political actions, such as the preparation of demonstrations. By linking the narrative speed to the real time of what is depicted and in the static, precisely framed shots, the cinematic form itself becomes political. 

So 15 Sept	Luru Kino in der Spinnerei
1 pm	In the presence of Guillaume Cailleau € 7 (6 reduced)

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