Jeanne Liotta’s Observando el Cielo is an exploration of the cosmos. Liotta investigates the cosmic landscape at the intersection of art, science and philosophy. Through seven years of celestial observations captured on 16mm film, she reveals a world that is mysterious and profound.
Annik Leroy’s In der Dämmerstunde – Berlin is both a personal exploration of Berlin’s streets and a profound reflection on the city’s history. Leroy, a Brussels-born filmmaker, creates an intimate dialogue with the city, reflecting on her sense of loneliness during her trips there and expressing the desolation she finds in its empty roads. This poignant exploration of identity and history is an introspective conversation between the filmmaker and the city. In Leroy’s words, ‘With this film I try to retrace my journey, my story through the ruins, neighbourhoods, and streets of Berlin. I filmed the dialogue that took place between the city and myself, the wanderings in the old neighbourhoods (Moabit, Kreuzberg, Wedding), places where you can still find most of the traces of the past, or rather what’s left of them.’
A specially commissioned essay by Amina Cain will accompany this screening.
Artist and filmmaker Jeanne Liotta will attend this screening.
Films- Observando el Cielo (Observing the Sky), dir. Jeanne Liotta, 2007, 16mm, colour, sound, 19 min.- In der Dämmerstunde – Berlin (From Dawn to Night – Berlin), dir. Annik Leroy, 1980, 16mm transferred to HD, b&w, sound, 67 min., French with English subtitles
https://ica.art/films/tmtkbp-in-der-dammerstunde-berlin-observando-el-cielo