Two Journeys: Vienna

Presents, Collectivity, Film Production, Sites, Screening

Raphael Reichl, film still from “ttttouch me”, 2017

Two short film programs traveling between Vienna, Los Angeles and elsewhere

■ DATE:

17.10.2019 | 17:00
17.10.2019 | 19:00
18.10.2019 | 18:30

■ LOCATION:

Part 1
Medienwerkstatt
Neubaugasse 40A, 1070 Vienna

Part 2
Belvedere 21, Blickle Kino
Arsenalstraße 1, 1030 Vienna

■ CONCEPT AND REALIZATION:

Rebecca Baron, Viktoria Schmid, Nora Sweeney, Lisa Truttmann

■ ARTISTS:

Charles Burnett, Joie Estrella Horwitz, Victoria Fu, Juan Pablo González, Friedl vom Gröller, Luis Gutiérrez Arias, Adele Horne, Rosa John, Karl-Heinz Klopf, Nathalie Koger, Laura Kraning, Claudia Larcher, Brigid McCaffrey, Dorit Margreiter, Simona Obholzer, Sasha Pirker, Marlies Pöschl, Raphael Reichl, David de Rozas, Lotte Schreiber, Chick Strand, Katharina Swoboda, John Henry Theisen, Antoinette Zwirchmayr

■ RELATED CONTENT:

↗︎ Reframing Nature: Stone Narratives

↗︎ Herr Im Garten

↗︎ GPC STREAMS (#6) Remnants

“Two Journeys” is a project by The Golden Pixel Cooperative, initiated by Viktoria Schmid and Lisa Truttmann in collaboration with Los Angeles-based filmmakers Rebecca Baron and Nora Sweeney. It was presented on October 17, 2019, at Medienwerkstatt and on October 18, 2019, at Blickle Kino at Belvedere 21 in Vienna, before traveling on to Los Angeles, where presentations took place in November 2019.

„Two Journeys”, Kurzfilmprogramm 1 — “Two Journeys,” short film program 1

Luis Gutiérrez Arias & John Henry Theisen, Filmstill aus „It’s Going To Be Beautiful”, 2018

Karl-Heinz Klopf, Filmstill aus „Testa”, 2018

Katharina Swoboda, Filmstill aus „Untitled (Flying Trees)”, 2013

Adele Horne, Filmstill aus „Quiero Ver”, 2008

Simona Obholzer, Filmstill aus „-5°C 40% rF”, 2016–17

Laura Kraning, Filmstill aus „Devil’s Gate”, 2011

Claudia Larcher, Filmstill aus „Noise Above Our Heads”, 2016

Raphael Reichl, Filmstill aus „ttttouch me”, 2017

Victoria Fu, Filmstill aus „Télévoix 1”, 2017

Antoinette Zwirchmayr, Filmstill aus „In Seiner Form Eingeschlafen”, 2016

Chick Strand, Filmstill aus „Artificial Paradise”, 1986

Through this collective exchange, two short film programs were compiled, consisting of films that relate broadly to the two places of their creation, Vienna and Los Angeles. Austria and the United States are just starting points – we travel to a library in Buenos Aires, a ranch in rural Mexico, the sky in Switzerland, a pool in Tehran and through intangible spaces and surfaces. The films, including documentary, experimental, and narrative work, range in form, and some defy categories. The works of pioneers such as Chick Strand, Charles Burnett and Friedl vom Gröller are in dialogue with those of filmmakers from the next generation. Taking the title from “Vienna to Los Angeles: Two Journeys,” Esther McCoy’s collection of letters between architects residing in Los Angeles and Vienna, the “Two Journeys” project aims to create a cross cultural conversation through cinema.

Additionally supported by Austrian-American Partnership Fund, U.S. Embassy Vienna and Bildrecht

„Two Journeys”, Kurzfilmprogramm 2 — “Two Journeys,” short film program 2

Dorit Margreiter, Filmstill aus „Transfer (Monument Valley)”, 2016 — Dorit Margreiter, film still from “Transfer (Monument Valley)”, 2016

Joie Estrella Horwitz, Filmstill aus „Alejandro & Miguel”, 2019 — Joie Estrella Horwitz, film still from “Alejandro & Miguel”, 2019

Friedl vom Gröller, Filmstill aus „Erwin, Toni, Ilse”, 1968–69 — Friedl vom Gröller, film still from “Erwin, Toni, Ilse”, 1968–69

Rosa John, Filmstill aus „Exil”, 2011/16 — Rosa John, film still from “Exil”, 2011/16

Brigid McCaffrey, Filmstill aus „Bad Mama, Who Cares”, 2016 — Brigid McCaffrey, film still from “Bad Mama, Who Cares”, 2016

David de Rozas, Filmstill aus „Give”, 2018 — David de Rozas, film still from “Give”, 2018

Sasha Pirker & Lotte Schreiber, Filmstill aus „Exhibition Talks”, 2014 — Sasha Pirker & Lotte Schreiber, film still from “Exhibition Talks”, 2014

Nathalie Koger, Filmstill aus „Was Ausgestellt Wird”, 2008–12 — Nathalie Koger, film still from “What Is Exhibited”, 2008–12

Marlies Pöschl, Filmstill aus „The Pool”, 2014 — Marlies Pöschl, film still from “The Pool”, 2014

Juan Pablo González, Filmstill aus „Las Nubes”, 2017 — Juan Pablo González, film still from “Las Nubes”, 2017

Charles Burnett, Filmstill aus „When It Rains”, 1995 — Charles Burnett, film still from “When It Rains”, 1995

„Two Journeys”, Medienwerkstatt, Wien, 2019, Foto: Claudia Sandoval Romero — “Two Journeys”, Medienwerkstatt, Vienna, 2019, photo: Claudia Sandoval Romero

„Two Journeys”, Blickle Kino, Belvedere 21, Wien, 2019, Foto: Claudia Sandoval Romero — “Two Journeys”, Blickle Kino, Belvedere 21, Vienna, 2019, Foto: Claudia Sandoval Romero

Program

17.10.2019 | 17:00 | Medienwerkstatt Vienna

Screening and talk:

Films by Nora Sweeney and Rebecca Baron

Presented by the filmmakers

■ NORA SWEENEY: BIRDS OF A FEATHER
2019, 19 min.

Elderly Armenian men convene daily at a park in Glendale, California to play cards, backgammon, and dominoes. Laughing, singing, arguing - they transform the public space into a portal to their home countries and pass the time together as they age.

■ REBECCA BARON: DETOUR DE FORCE
2015, 30 min.

A fascinating portrait of "thoughtographer" Ted Serios, a hard-drinking Chicago bellhop who caused a sensation in the sixties with his psychic ability to produce hundreds of Polaroid images from his mind.

17.10.2019 | 19:00 | Medienwerkstatt Vienna

PART 1: Short film program 1 (94 min)

followed by a Q&A

With filmmakers Karl-Heinz Klopf, Claudia Larcher, Simona Obholzer, Katharina Swoboda, Raphael Reichl

■ LUIS GUTIÉRREZ ARIAS, JOHN HENRY THEISEN: IT’S GOING TO BE BEAUTIFUL
2018, 9 min.

■ KARL-HEINZ KLOPF: TESTA
2018, 18 min.

■ KATHARINA SWOBODA: UNTITLED (FLYING TREES)
2013, 3 min.

■ ADELE HORNE: QUIERO VER
2008, 6 min.

■ SIMONA OBHOLZER: -5°C 40% RF
2016–17, 7 min.

■ LAURA KRANING: DEVIL’S GATE
2011, 20 min.

■ CLAUDIA LARCHER: NOISE ABOVE OUR HEADS
2016, 4 min.

■ RAPHAEL REICHL: TTTTOUCH ME
2017, 3 min.

■ VICTORIA FU: TÉLÉVOIX 1
2017, 7 min.

■ ANTOINETTE ZWIRCHMAYR: IN IT'S FORM ASLEEP
2016, 4 min.

CHICK STRAND: ARTIFICIAL PARADISE
1986, 13 min.

18.10.2019 | 18:30 | Blickle Kino Vienna

PART 2: Short film program 2 (37 & 69 min.)

followed by a Q&A

With filmmakers Friedl vom Gröller, Rosa John, Nathalie Koger, Dorit Margreiter, Sasha Pirker, Marlies Pöschl, Lotte Schreiber

■ DORIT MARGREITER: TRANSFER (MONUMENT VALLEY)
2016, 3 min.

■ JOIE ESTRELLA HORWITZ: ALEJANDRO & MIGUEL
2019, 9 min.

■ FRIEDL VOM GRÖLLER: ERWIN, TONI, ILSE
1968–69, 9 min.

■ ROSA JOHN: EXIL
2011/16, 3 min.

■ BRIGID MCCAFFREY: MAD MAMA, WHO CARES
2016, 12 min.

INTERMISSION

■ DAVID DE ROZAS: GIVE
2018, 16 min.

■ SASHA PIRKER & LOTTE SCHREIBER: EXHIBITION TALKS
2014, 9 min.

■ NATHALIE KOGER: WHAT IS EXHIBITED
2008-12, 6 min.

■ MARLIES PÖSCHL: THE POOL
2014, 5 min.

■ JUAN PABLO GONZÁLEZ: LAS NUBES
2017, 20 min.

■ CHARLES BURNETT: WHEN IT RAINS
1995, 13 min.

Biographies

Rebecca Baron is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker, curator and director of the Program in Film and Video at CalArts. Best known for her lyrical essay films, she has most recently been investigating the role of AI, machine learning and database design in relation to cinematic expression. Her award-winning films have screened widely at international film festivals and media venues including Documenta 12, New York Film Festival, Rotterdam, British Film Institute, Centre Pompidou,Toronto Film Festival, London Film Festival, Viennale, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. rebeccabaron.com/

Nora Sweeney is a documentary filmmaker, photographer, and professor based in Los Angeles whose work focuses on cultural traditions, labor, and immigrant communities in the United States. Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, she received her B.A. from Oberlin College and M.F.A. in Film/Video from CalArts. She currently teaches film at CalArts, Long Beach City College, and Pierce College. Her films have been screened at REDCAT (Los Angeles), Antimatter (Victoria), Chicago Underground Film Festival, Milwaukee Underground Film Festival, Athens International Film + Video Festival, and in the Black Maria Film and Video Festival, where Something Like Whales won a Jury's Choice Award (1st Prize). norasweeney.com