Film Series for Made in Germany?—Activist Legacies
When:
Saturday, Oct 05, 2024 2:00p -
4:00p
Saturday, Oct 05, 2024 2:00p -
4:00p
Where:
Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
Admission:
FREE
Hosted by:
Categories:
Accessible Spots, Art, Good for Groups, Movies
Event website:
https://bit.ly/3zGHuaY
Acts of protests—both individual and collective—were a fundamental part of the public sphere in the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG/West Germany) and the German Democratic Republic (GDR/East Germany). The public demonstrations immediately leading up to and following the fall of the Berlin Wall, for example, are among the most well-known and documented in German history. The spectacle of these events often overshadows more acute demonstrative actions and the individuals behind them.
Focusing on specific activists, the three films being shown reflect on their individual forms of activism and their legacies within a larger effort to combat racism, violence, and social inequality.
Viewers may find the content of these films disturbing.
About the films:
Hope in My Heart: The May Ayim Story, 1997 (Maria Binder; German with English subtitles; 28 min.)
Semra Ertan, 2013 (Cana Bilir-Meier; German with English subtitles; 7 min.)
November, 2004 (Hito Steyerl; German with English subtitles; 25 min.)
This film series is curated by Peter Murphy, the Stefan Engelhorn Curatorial Fellow in the Busch-Reisinger Museum, and is offered in conjunction with the special exhibition Made in Germany? Art and Identity in a Global Nation (September 13, 2024–January 5, 2025).
Free admission, but seating is limited and registration is required. You can register by clicking on the event on this form, beginning Wednesday, September 25, after 10am.
The event will take place in Menschel Hall, Lower Level. Doors will open at 1:30pm.
