DIARY OF AN EXPERIENCE: BERLIN
Written by
Panu Johansson
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Screenings, Workshops and Exhibitions (Impressions)
30 days spent, several hundred meters of Super-8 film shot, about 12 hours of audio recorded.
Everything also stored on the internal hard drive of the soul. Carefully.
Nurtured and treasured for future projects, as always.
SCREENINGS
– My first main goal for the Berlin period was to see as much alternative moving image (experimental films, film performances, gallery videos, installations…) as possible. Thus, After attending way more than a handful of exhibitions and events I’d say this goal was achieved. Some of the definite highlights that I should mention were: Babylon midnight silent film screening (Alexander Dovzhenko’s: Earth) with live mechanical organ accompaniment, James Edmonds at the Director’s Lounge Screening (Z-Bar), Gaëlle Rouard screening at the Lightblick-Kino, Open Screening-Night at the Sputnik Kino, Series of Experimental Shorts at the interfilm Berlin-Festival (Hackesche Höfe Kino) and Stan Brakhage films with live accompaniment at Sentimental Punk Club#16 (Kotti-Shop).
LaborBerlin ->
http://www.laborberlin-film.
WORKSHOPS
– My second goal was to get hands on experience in working with actual film stock in a lab environment and this is why I contacted the LaborBerlin collective before my trip. Kindly they offered me the opportunity to participate two their weekend workshops. Both of these two day events – 16mm Black&White and Crass Animation Stand Intro – were intense but also rewarding experiences. Lots of essential stuff picked up there!
