Comes the Revolution: The Berlinale Forum at 50

German Film Office

Free virtual showcase of the Berlinale Forum’s 50th anniversary program curated by The Museum of Modern Art

The German Film Office and Arsenal – Institute for Film and Video Art present a virtual showcase of the Berlinale Forum’s 50th anniversary program with curated film selections by The Museum of Modern Art. The films will be available on demand to viewers across the United States from December 14-20. A panel discussion will take place December 18, 2:00pm EST and will be accessible worldwide. Please register here for both.One of the world’s premier showcases of radical cinema both in form and content, the Berlinale Forum celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2020. The selection of six programs, drawn by The Museum of Modern Art from a more extensive series that took place at Arsenal – Institute for Film and Video Art in Berlin earlier this year, presents work made between 1969 and 1971 that premiered in the first edition of the Forum. Filmmakers as subversive as Chris Marker, Sarah Maldoror, Rosa von Praunheim, and Helke Sander did not shy from confronting the social, political and economic upheavals that were then giving rise to revolutionary movements around the world, whether Black Power or African independence, second-generation feminism, gay liberation, or workers’ rights. Now, a half century later, we can contemplate their successes and failures in finding a filmic language to express these seismic shifts on the ground – in streets, factories, universities, and bedrooms – and perhaps find a renewed urgency and inspiration in their collective ongoing struggle.On December 18, 2:00pm EST the German Film Office presents Radical Cinema, Then and Now, a panel discussion on radical cinema in the 1970s, its legacy, and the continued importance of political filmmaking today. With Comes the Revolution curator Josh Siegel, Berlinale Forum section head Cristina Nord, filmmakers Nuotama Bodomo and Rosa von Praunheim, and festival director Annouchka de Andrade. Moderated by film scholar Yasmina Price.Visit <a href="https://www.goethe.de/prj/gfo/en/index.html" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.germanfilmoffice.us</a> for more information.

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