Today | From Berlinale straight to GEGENkino: Der Samurai

Thanks to Edition Salzgeber for giving us the opportunity to show the film in Leipzig tonight for the first time.

Der Samurai

(GER 2014, D: Till Kleinert, A: Michel Diercks, Pit Bukowski, Uwe Preuss, 80’, BluRay)

Director Till Kleinert will be there after the screening for a Q&A.

Der Samurai (GER 2014, Till Kleinert)

OH! only four more weeks to go! let’s create some buzz! new in the GEGENkino programme: 09 April 2014, 9pm @ UT Connewitz Der Samurai (GER 2014, D: Till Kleinert, A: Michel Diercks, Pit Bukowski, Uwe Preuss, 80’, OV, BluRay) In the Brandenburg area, people are afraid of wolves. Its howling scares them and silences […]

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9 April, 9pm – UT Connewitz – € 6/5 (red.)

Today | Harun Farocki: “Bilder hinter den Bildern”

Alright, we cleaned up Schaubühne Lindenfels’ Ballsaal and made way for the next film festival – Kurzsuechtig – which will start tomorrow.

GEGENkino is therefore moving to Luru-Kino today for the Harun Farocki programme “Bilder hinter den Bildern”.

Hommge | Pictures Behind the Pictures – Hito Steyerl

Introduction by Florian Mundhenke (Junior Professor of Media Hybrids, University of Leipzig) After having a programme with films by Harun Farocki last year, this year our festival will pay an homage to filmmaker Hito Steyerl. Pictures Behind the Pictures – Hito Steyerl “In a time when the connection of pictures and things has become dubious, […]

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Tuesday, 8th April, 9pm at Luru-Kino in der Spinnerei // € 6/5 (red.)

  • Der Ärger mit den Bildern (GER 1973, R: Harun Farocki, 48’, OV, mpeg)
  • Aufschub (GER 2007, R: Harun Farocki, 38’, OV, mpeg)
  • Nicht löschbares Feuer (GER 1969, R: Harun Farocki, 25’, OV, mpeg)
  • Arbeiter verlassen die Fabrik (GER 1995, R: Harun Farocki, 36’, OV, mpeg)

Thanks to Harun Farocki and to Deutsche Kinemathek for their cooperation and for giving us the opportunity to show these four films.

Today | Pipilotti Rist: “Pepperminta”

Last chance to see Pipilotti Rist’s “Pepperminta” and the video exhibition scope [out of frame] tonight at Schaubühne Lindenfels. Don’t miss it. Above there are some stills from the works you will see in the exhibition. Do your selves a favor and don’t miss it!

Today | Drawing Restraint 9 (USA 2005, Matthew Barney)

We removed the dust from our 35mm projector, so it’s ready to go tonight. Yes~u!

Screening: Drawing Restraint 9 (USA 2005, R: Matthew Barney, D: Björk, Matthew Barney, 135’, ohne Dialog, 35mm)

06 April 2014, 8pm – Schaubühne Lindenfels – € 6/5 (red.)

Today | Out of Frame / “What will the pictures look like after the pictures?”

It’s bargain day at GEGENkino!

You don’t have to spend a single Euro today to see these two events:
video exhibition scope [out of frame]
(on facebook) &

panel discussion What will the pictures look like after the pictures?
(on facebook)

And the screening of Pipilotti Rist’s “Pepperminta” afterwards in the Schaubühne Lindenfels at 10pm is also only 6 or 5 (red.) Euros.