THE 9th BERLIN INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORS LOUNGE [DL9]

12.02.13 / Tuesday / Day 6

RIGA TELLS, CINEMA GELS, FAMILY DWELLS, SEX SELLS

The Riga International Short Film Festival 2ANNAS kicks off tonight’s cinematic morsels with Latvia’s choicest contemporary screen works, presented by Amanda Boka and Baiba Matisone at 18:00 (6:00 pm). It’s not far from there to Albuquerque, care of Experiments in Cinema, whose “un-dependents” remind us that there is more to cinema than “popcorn poo-poo” with this healthy portion of appetizing works from Basement Films first seven years. These tasty film-snacks, presented by Bryan Konefsky, and entitled “Happiness is a Warm Projector,” can be had at 20:00 (8:00 pm). At 21:30 (9:30 pm), “Semalu” by Jimmy Hendrickx from Belgium will be shown in European Premiere, a short film on the children of the swamp-turned-Kuala-Lumpur-suburb Cheras and their self-discovery. Our resident Russian rebel filmmaker/curator Alexei Dmitriev then follows this with his program “I, Us, Them: Person, Family, Society,” about individuals in groups of all sizes, in attendance of director Vika Kirchenbauer. Be there for these treats (and Dmitriev’s extra-dry wit) at 22:00 (10:00 pm) The night slides sensuously into seduction with “Sex Equo” (Sex in the Foreground) by Werther Germondari and Maria Laura Spagnoli in German Premiere, with its platter of naughty, voyeueristic, non-linear pleasures, one for each fruit. Leave the kids at home, these vignettes are chock full of X-rated X-factor, a perfect prelude to your own playful proposals… food for thought (and some chuckles) at 23:30 (11:30). Finally, the Nightlounge takes over the wee hours the best way possible. The whole shebang tonight at [DL9]!

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