Program
2024
House by the lake –
Grant

Filmstunde_23 + Lecture by neuroscientist Prof. Dr. Joachim Bauer

Screening at the Kulturscheune Eibenhof followed by a lecture (20 min break)

Moderation: Volker Schlöndorff

Filmstunde_23 (cinema preview)

“As long as film is not taught at school, we will not take note of the most important revolution in human education.” (Béla Balázs)

In 1968, Edgar Reitz conducted a project lesson on film in his daughter Susanne’s 8th grade class at Munich’s Luisengymnasium, documented by Bayerischer Rundfunk. The class consisted of 16 lessons in which the pupils developed film themes and acquired technical knowledge under Reitz’s guidance.

When a former pupil recently spoke about the project, it turned out that the classmates still meet regularly and share their passion for film. Reitz then searched archives for the Super 8 films shot at the time, had them digitized and presented them at a class reunion in Munich. “Filmstunde 23” reflects Reitz’s commitment to film education as a school subject, especially in view of the cinematic illiteracy of young generations in today’s media landscape.

Followed by a discussion with director Jörg Adolph.

20 minute break

Lecture by Prof. Dr. Joachim Bauer, neuroscientist and author:

“I feel what you feel, I am what you are: Reflection and Identification in Cinema. A neuroscientific perspective”

People are resonating bodies. Our neuronal equipment “reads” the signals emanating from fellow human beings (or from representations of fellow human beings) and reproduces the “read” emotional content within ourselves. The film plays on this mechanism. In this respect, it can serve to train empathy, but can also be used manipulatively or for unethical purposes. Will we experience a world of fakes and a new seduction of the masses on an unimagined scale? One longs for understanding and reason and thinks of Brecht’s “epic theatre”. Can there be such a thing as “epic cinema”?

In addition, our traditional festival talk will take place on Sunday, 15.9.24, in which Prof. Dr Joachim Bauer will discuss the topic of artificial intelligence with Gero von Boehm. The aim of this exchange is to open up new perspectives on the role of technology in society. How does artificial intelligence influence our ability to empathise?

 

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  • Credits

    Credits:

    • Germany 2024
    • Length: 89 min.
    • Director: Jörg Adolph, Edgar Reitz
    • Screenplay: Jörg Adolph, Edgar Reitz
    • Version: German with English subtitles