contemporary art and media
News, notes, screenings and ramblings from Directors Lounge, the mothership of media art.
Directors Lounge Screening, Z-Bar Thursday, 30. May, 9pm Berlin based artist Renata Daguerre presents films and videos from Córdoba, Argentina, Rotterdam and Berlin at a Directors Lounge Screening at Z-Bar. Many of Renata Daguerre’s films are essentially portraits. They don’t elaborate on psychological dramatization, rather, we could call them short vignettes of individuals who live …
Directors Lounge Matinee at Z-Bar Sunday, 19 May 2024, 17:00 trailer 1:1 Telemach Wiesinger, a long-term contributor to various Directors Lounge events, is coming from South Germany (Riegel, close to Freiburg) for a special film matinée at Z-Bar. Wiesinger works exclusively with analogue film, which he shoots, treats by means of an animation stand and …
Meet us at the C.A.R. contemporary art ruhr Photo/Media Art Fair at Zeche Zollverein, 15 – 17 March 2024 … read more
Special Directors Lounge Screening: Bruno Gularte Barreto – 5 Casas (Five Houses) Sunday, 25 February 2024, 5:30 p.m. Z-Bar, Bergstraße 2, 10115 Berlin-Mitte This Sunday, Brazilian artist Bruno Gularte Barreto will present his film “5 Casas”. The documentary was first presented at IDFA in Amsterdam; this will be the German premiere. The visually breathtaking …
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The dark forces, occult magic or secret ceremonies exert a strong attraction and awaken the unconscious in us. Aleister Crowley, Nikola Tesla and Kenneth Anger have been a source of inspiration for many filmmakers. … read more
/ German version below / Directors Lounge presents: Preview: Sammy-Gate (engl. OV) Thursday, 2 November, 7:30 pm in presence of director Noel Lawrence Sammy-Gate, USA, 2020, 89 minutes Directed by Noel Lawrence Written by Darius James & Noel Lawrence Lichtblick-Kino Kastanienallee 77 10435 Berlin www.lichtblick-kino.org Directors Lounge is proud to present Noel Lawrence’s newest film, “Sammy-Gate”. …
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Directors Lounge is very happy to present a special screening at the Contemporary Art Ruhr in attendance of curator and filmmaker Noel Lawrence (USA/Portugal) … read more
/ German version below / Directors Lounge Screening: Fotofilm – photography as film – Thursday, October 26, 2023 9 p.m. Z-Bar Bergstraße 2 10115 Berlin-Mitte Film is often associated with the moving image. The works showcased here defy this convention; they are films narrated using individual images and not using the traditional technique of …
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Meet us at the C.A.R. contemporary art ruhr Innovative Art Fair at Zeche Zollverein, October 27-29, 2023 … read more
Meet us at the C.A.R. contemporary art ruhr Photo/Media Art Fair at Zeche Zollverein, 10-12 March 2023 … read more