Cine Club

Thursday 17 October 2013 at 20:00
CERN Council Chamber

In the Mirror of Maya Deren

Directed by Martina Kudlácek
(Austria/Czech Republic/Switzerland/Germany)

With In the Mirror of Maya Deren, documentary filmmaker Martina Kudlácek has fashioned not only fascinating portrait of a groundbreaking and influential artist, but a pitch-perfect introduction to her strikingly beautiful and poetic body of work. Crowned "Fellini and Bergman wrapped in one gloriously possessed body" by the L.A. Weekly, Maya Deren is arguably the most important and innovative avant-garde filmmaker in the history of American cinema. Using locations from the Hollywood hills to Haiti, Deren made such mesmerizing films as At Land, Ritual in Transfigured Time and her masterpiece Meshes of the Afternoon. The soundtrack to this documentary was made by the avant-garde composer John Zorn.

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Thursday 24 October 2013 at 20:00
CERN Council Chamber

Then and Now
Beyond Borders and Differences
Concept and producer  Adelina von Fürstenberg

“Then and Now Beyond Borders and Differences” is a collective film project composed of 7 short films by outstanding filmmakers and artists from all over the world (Tata Amaral, Fanny Ardant, Hüseyin Karabey, Masbedo, Idrissa Ouédraogo, Jafar Panahi, Robert Wilson).  Inspired by the article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, “Everyone has the right o freedom of thought, conscience and religion”, the film aims to highlight awareness of the complexity of cultures and beliefs, promoting social inclusiveness and tolerance.
The film will be shown in the presence of Adelina Von Fürstenberg, renowned international curator and pioneer in broadening contemporary art.

Discussion will follow.

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