The Story of Documentary Film ztraces the history of the documentary from its beginnings to the present day in over 12 hours. Based on Mark Cousins’ decades of research, central works of the genre are reconsidered. Alongside well-known classics, the series also presents lesser-known films and rediscoveries from around the world. At the Kinemathek, Mark Cousins presents chapter 5 of his film, in which he looks at the 1960s, among other things, from an anti-imperialist perspective. »Wer erzählt die Geschichte?«, »Woher, wann und warum?« – these are the questions of the time. Topics include key works such as ›Der Lachende Mann‹ by Walter Heynowski and Gerhard Scheumann, but also the Third Cinema of the Global South, the moon landing and Andy Warhol’s intimate experimental film ›Sleep‹.
The event takes place in English.