PARKAFILM aka Alexandra Weltz is codirecting the cultural documentary “Marx reloaded” with Jason Barker. The film will be produced by Medea Film for Arte/ZDF.
MARX reloaded - New project collaboration
Veranstaltung ECCHR und Parkafilm
Einladung zu einem politischen Reisebericht aus Argentinien am 29. Januar 2010 ab 19.30 Uhr in den Räumen des ECCHR, Zossener Strasse 55-58, Aufgang D.
Die Reise war der Beobachtung von mehreren Prozessen wegen der Verbrechen der Militärdiktatur gewidmet. Es sind eine Reihe von Videos entstanden, die bereits fertiggestellt und auf dieser Website zu sehen sind. Weitere Videos folgen in den nächsten Tagen und Wochen. Ich würde mich freuen wenn Ihr Lust habt vorbei zu kommen.
Zu weiteren Hintergründen und Einschätzungen hier noch das Gespräch mit Wolfgang Kaleck in der TAZ
Im Anschluß an die Veranstaltung gibt es Getränke.
“THE MILITARY REGIME DID NOT DO IT ALONE” REPORTS FROM THE TRIAL
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel co-founded the German Coalition Against Impunity in 1998. He is the director of the Service for Peace and Justice (SERPAJ), an organization committed to furthering Human Rights through non-violent means. Esquivel was kidnapped in 1977, during the military dictatorship. He was forcibly detained and tortured for a total of fourteen months. In 1980 he received the Nobel Peace Prize for his work as one of the world’s leading Human Rights activists. In the following interview, Esquivel talks about concrete strategies for Human Rights advocacy and emphasizes the role played by transnational corporations in the atrocities committed by the former dictatorship. He affirms our right to pursue truth and justice for those lost through political action.
Interview with Adolfo Pérez Esquivel (english version) from PARKAFILM.CC on Vimeo.
CAMPO DE MAYO THE REPORT FROM THE TRIAL
Trial has begun on behalf of those imprisoned in the former military complex “Campo de Mayo”. Only a handful of the several thousand victims who were secretly imprisoned and tortured at the facility survived the experience to share their story. On November 2nd of 2009, the trial began at the Federal Court of San Martín in the province Buenos Aires. It is one of the largest hearing in the history of the Agentine judicial system. Charges were filed for crimes that include illegal detention and imprisonment, torture and murder of union workers and employees. One of the 130 plaintiffs, Héctor Ratto was formerly employed at a Mercedes-Benz facility in Catán González, Buenos Aires. He testified that he witnessed the company’s managers participate in the illegal detention and disappearance of some of his colleagues.
Campo de Mayo Trial (english version) from PARKAFILM.CC on Vimeo.
THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE OF GOING TO TRIAL INTERVIEW WITH FABIANA ROUSSEAUX
Fabiana Rousseaux is the Human Rights Secretary of the Argentine Ministry of Justice, She is the director of a project that deals with the continuing impact of the military dictatorship on the present day community. In her work, she focuses on providing support for torture victims and their families. She offers psychological services which accompany witness testimony in court. The project supports comprehensive medical care for those victimized by the former Argentine government.
Interview with Fabiana Rousseaux (english version) from PARKAFILM.CC on Vimeo.
THE PRISON AND TORTURE CENTER ESMA THE TRIAL BEGINS
The major proceedings of the case (”mega causa” - case 14.217/203) deal with those crimes allegedly committed at the prison and torture center the “Escuela Mecánica de la Armada” (ESMA) between March 24th 1976, and December 10th 1983. The trial began on December 11th 2009 in the Fifth Circuit Federal Court (Tribunal Oral Federal nº5) in Buenos Aires. There are 130 plaintiffs participating in the case.
Opening ESMA trial (english version) from PARKAFILM.CC on Vimeo.
MARCHA DE LA RESISTENCIA PLAZA DE MAYO, December 10th 2009
For thirty-two years the Mothers of the Disappeared have demonstrated every December 10th in front of the presidential residence with photographs and other remembrances of the children, husbands and family members who lost their lives under the regime. The courage of these women and their dedication to the demonstration, even in the face of significant danger, has garnered international support for their cause. Some have even sacrificed their lives; the organization’s founders Azucena Villaflor and Maria Bianco were abducted and murdered.
Marcha de la Resistencia (english version) from PARKAFILM.CC on Vimeo.
PARKAFILM is going to Argentina
Alexandra Weltz and the human rights attorney Wolfgang Kalleck of the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) will be traveling to Argentina from the 9th till the 24th of December.
The purpose of the journey is to follow several trails against members of the military and police forces which took part in the torturing of 30.000 people between 1976-83 during the Military dictatorship.
The videoblog will be updated every three or four days during this time.
Interview mit dem argentinischen Anwalt Rodolfo Yanzon from PARKAFILM.CC on Vimeo.
Trailer Videoblog Argentinien 2009/2010 from PARKAFILM.CC on Vimeo.
Arbeit. Sinn und Sorge on Metropolis
Saturday october 31st is the broadcasting date of my feature “Arbeit. Sinn und Sorge” as part of Arte Metropolis. Tune in!
New Interview with Antonio Negri online
Interview with Antonio Negri from PARKAFILM.CC on Vimeo.
Antonio Negri talks about the economic crisis, capitalism and communism, the issues of migration, precarity and reappropriation. He also speaks of Obama and the Commune. Conclusion: We Must Try.
The interview was done by Thomas Atzert and Alexandra Weltz, February 2009 in Paris.
Printed version Taz / 09.05.2009
The last days of Bar 25 according to Port o’Brien
Musicvideo ‘Skip’ by Narrow Bridges
The collaboration of Parkafilm and the upcoming new band Narrow Bridges is uploaded. Enjoy!
Also have a look here for news on the band: Narrow Bridges on Myspace
skip from PARKAFILM.CC on Vimeo.
digital handcraft added to artfem.tv
The documentary has been selected to take part of artfem.tv a project by Evelin Stermitz.
artfem.tv is an online television programming presenting Art and Feminism. The aim of artfem.tv is to foster Women in the Arts, their art works and projects, to create an international online television screen for the creativity, images and voices of Women. artfem.tv is a non-profit artist run ITV and media art portal about Art and Feminism.
NOW - Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona
Digital Handcraft is selected for screening at the film programme of the project NOW at the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona.
NOW is a reflection on the present based on the scientific, technological, artistic, social and spiritual transformations that are taking place at the start of the 21st century. It is a process of research, creation and dissemination that aims to bring together different local and international agents involved in the actions that are promoting a change of paradigm in the information and knowledge society and in globalised cultures.
Festival Gdansk
The film “Antonio Negri, a revolt that never ends” is screened at the All about Freedom Festival at Gdansk/Poland. Following the screening of the film a discussion on the ‘Clash of Generations 1968-1988-2008′ takes place. Participants in the panel: Moderation/Walter Chełstowski, Jakub Żulczyk, Prof. Sławomir Magala, Alexandra Weltz.
The event is organized by European Solidarity Center.
Sternstunden - Negri on SF1
ANTONIO NEGRI – A REVOLT THAT NEVER ENDS by Alexandra Weltz and Andreas Pichler is broadcasted on Sunday, September 29th at 12:00am and on Monday, September 30th at 01:25am on the Swiss TV - Schweizer Fernsehen.
http://www.sf.tv/sf1/sternstunden/index.php
Festival Teheran
The film “Antonio Negri. A revolt that never ends.” will be screend at the Teheran International Doc Film Festival which is held from October 15th-19th, 2008.
Screening at Monarch/Berlin-Kreuzberg
Verbrecherversammlung: Screening digital handcraft and lecture by Frank Engster
at Monarch, Skalitzerstr. 134. 10999 Berlin, Tuesday 24.06.2008 starts at 21.00 o’clock
Festival Warsaw
“Antonio Negri. A revolt that never ends.” has been selected for the “Revolte 1968″ programm at the Planete Doc Review Festival (9. - 18. Mai) in Warsaw.
Special Event - Screening of Antonio Negri – A Revolt That Does Not End
16.05.2008, 7.00 pm
Kinoteka
Pałac Kultury i Nauki
Pl. Defilad 1
Saal Nr. 7
1968 – 40 Years After
Daniel Cohn Bendit – co-chairman of the Greens/Free Alliance in the European Parliament, Brussels
Prof. Karol Modzelewski – historian, Vice-President of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Sławomir Sierakowski – editor-in-chief of KRYTYKA POLITYCZNA
Agnieszka Graff – writer, journalist, Professor at the America and Europe Institute of the University of Warsaw
Grzegorz Górny – editor-in-chief of the monthly journal FRONDA
Alexandra Weltz – director of the film Antonio Negri – A Revolt That Does Not End
Moderator: Jacek Żakowski – journalist, columnist for the weekly magazine POLITYKA
Other films of the programm include Monks, by Dietmar Post/Lucia Palacio/ Wir sind stärker geworden, by Dietrich Schubert/ Starbuck-Holger Meins, by Gerd Conradt/ Aufrecht gehen. Rudi Dutschke, by Helga Reidemeister/Schade, dass Beton nicht brennt, by Barbara Etz a.o.
ChinaNow in London
digital handcraft is part of the exhibition Constant Stream: CHINA08 at the Link and Lower Gulbenkian Gallery, Royal College of Art, Kensington Gore, London , SW7 2EU from 10/05/2008 - 15/05/2008.
China today is undergoing massive change. On the one hand, Constant Stream references the current state of China, its centuries of tradition contrasting directly to the fast-changing modern society with a vast potential to impact on global affairs. It also offers a mediated discussion around the barrage of social, political, environmental and economic issues that come out of this vast country. Constant Stream aims to stimulate not only much needed dialogue between China and other cultures but also between diverse disciplines, such as architecture, art and design, in order to provoke debate, raise social awareness, formulate encounters and facilitate understanding.
Artists representing all facets of the creative spectrum – from photography and moving image work, design and architecture through to fine art and the applied arts – will be a part of Constant Stream. The Royal College of Art envisages the series of interventions as an opportunity to engage with China as a concept rather than as a fixed entity, as it is so often portrayed today.
Premiere digital handcraft
The Berlin screening of ‘digital handcraft’ will take place at Central Cinema, Rosenthaler Strasse 39, Berlin-Mitte on Saturday April 19th 2008 at 16:30 o’clock. Bring your friends.
read more about the film on heise.de