Film
The African Twin Towers
Christoph Schlingensief • DE 2008 • 70‘
DCP • dOF+eUT
18.07.2021, 16:00 Leokino Double Feature mit how to disappear • Online-Q&A mit Frieder Schlaich (Produzent)
Godard says, “A story should have a beginning, middle, and end, but not necessarily in that order”. The African Twin Towers follows Schlingensief’s return to film after a decade in the German colony of Luederitz, Namibia. While the film remained unfinished, this documentary makes use of footage from the 27-day shoot, showing Schlingensief improvising concepts having abandoned the script. Via excerpts from the original The African Twin Towers and a voiceover recorded three years after filming, the documentary captures a period that redefined Schlingensief’s artistic vision. (Viennale)
Director, Writer Christoph Schlingensief • Cinematography Meika Dresenkamp, Kathrin Krottenthaler, Christoph Schlingensief • Cast Christoph Schlingensief, Stefan Kolosko, Irm Hermann • Music Hanno Leichtmann • Producers Karim Debbagh, Frieder Schlaich
Christoph Schlingensief (*1960 in Oberhausen; † 2010) was a (theatre) director, action activist and actor; known for MENU TOTAL (1986), 100 JAHRE ADOLF HITLER – DIE LETZTE STUNDE IM FÜHRERBUNKER (1989) and MUTTERS MASKE (1988).