Directors Lounge Screening | Bernd Lützeler | Noise and the Voice

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Noise and the Voice

Bernd Lützeler is a dedicated member of the Berlin film community. He is involved with all forms of experimental film, Super-8, 16mm, 35mm and digital video, he is an active member of LaborBerlin, and his films often engage with the popular and everyday culture in India.

Mumbai is one of the few cities in the world that have a striving commercial film industry (therefore, its nick-name Bollywood, referring to the old name of the city, Bombay). Bernd has spent several years in India and still pays frequent visits to the city that plays a central role in several of his projects. While working closely with analogue film laboratories and optical effects veterans, he witnessed the rapid changes the Indian film industry underwent during the transition to digital production. Seeing many friends lose their livelihoods in a country without social security sharpened his perspective on developments in his own country.

Working with analogue film may be mistaken for nostalgia, but not in Bernd’s case. Even when using found footage and very visual ideas, his films address a rapidly changing visual culture and the social implications coming with it, both in India and in Europe.

In addition to the program, Bernd will talk about his ongoing project "Strugglers" and show some excerpts. This project focuses on the thousands of 'struggling actors'—young people from all over India who come to Mumbai to try their luck in Bollywood.

We are looking forward to Bernd Lützeler presenting all the films in their original formats and being available for a Q&A. Curated by Klaus W. Eisenlohr.

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