DL Summer Special: Relentless Melt No. 39

Relentless Melt No. 39: Abstract Animation from Hong Kong

It is with great pleasure that we invite you to a very special kind of midsummer night’s dream. Relentless Melt No. 39, a screening of new abstract and experimental animation films from Hong Kong, curated by Max Hattler.

Join us at the Filmrisz, the clubhouse of Eisenstein e.V. in the heart of Friedrichshain’s northern district on Rigaer Strasse, on Monday, August 11, starting at 9 p.m.
Max Hattler will be in attendance to introduce the screening and take questions afterwards.

Relentless Melt No. 39: Abstract Animation from Hong Kong. Squint Your Eyes To Get A Better Picture (Jonathan Kan)
Squint Your Eyes To Get A Better Picture (Jonathan Kan)

Relentless Melt No. 39, a screening of new abstract and experimental animation films from Hong Kong, curated by Max Hattler.

Founded in 2017, Relentless Melt is a Hong Kong-based society for abstract and experimental moving image and has since presented screenings at festivals and events around the world.

Tram, Jonathan Chan Pok Him, Wu Zeyang, 2025, 1 min
O/S, Max Hattler, 2023, 5’00 min
Soil, Hong Yina, Zhou Yiwei, Hong Shengtao, Gao Joyce, 2025, 3’47 min
Voices In My Head, Dreisty Gurung, Jiang Baolin, Wu Chengyu, Felix Konerding, 2024, 3’34 min
No Man’s Land, Wu Zeyang, Tmoi Zhang, Klee Cao, Jonathan Chan Pok Him, 2025, 3’19 min
Wanderers, Muhammad Mustefa Bukhari, 2025, 3’46 min
Squint Your Eyes To Get A Better Picture, Jonathan Kan, 2025, 4’24 min
Tao, Wang Shuxin Yan, 2024, 2’13 min
Illumination, Jonathan Kan, Esme Chuyi Wang, Samson Pak Hang Wong, 2024, 1 min
States of Matter, Marvin Hauck, 2024, 7 min
Journey Beyond, Valerie Ying, 2024, 3’30 min
Clink!, Jonathan Kan, Esme Chuyi Wang, Samson Pak Hang Wong, 2024, 3 min
Divisional Articulations, Max Hattler, 2017, 4’33 min
Spark, Yang Qingqing, 2025, 3’50 min
Fly Train, Ria Zhang Riwen, 2025, 3’42 min
Textura Vitae, Li Junqing, Wang Ziqi, Ou Lan, Sit Sin Wun, 2025, 4’55 min

TRT 60 min

Max Hattler is an abstract animator and professor at the School of Creative Media at City University of Hong Kong.

Relentless Melt No. 39: Abstract Animation from Hong Kong

Monday, August 11, 9 p.m. No admission fee

Filmrisz, Rigaer Strasse 103, 10247 Berlin
Tram M10, Bersarinplatz | U Frankfurter Tor

Relentless Melt No. 39: Abstract Animation from Hong Kong. States of Matter
States of Matter, (Marvin Hauck)

See you there, DL☼