International Competition
Ekbatana
Simon Dickel, Werner Müller / Germany / 2025 / 13′
Ekbatana is a montage of previously unseen Super8 films depicting artwork, demolished buildings, and squatting in West Berlin, archived since 1982. The silent scenes are accompanied by a sound collage.AI provides seemingly accurate information about the political and cultural ties between the former city of Ekbatana and West Berlin in the 1980s. At the same time, the film can be seen as a posthumous tribute to the young artist Gerhard Faulhaber.
Direction Simon Dickel, Werner Müller
Editing Simon Dickel, Werner Müller
Production Simon Dickel, Werner Müller
With Guntram Wischnewski
INTRASTEVERE CINEMA – Room 1, May 28, 7:00 p.m.
Simon Dickel speaks.
Simon Dickel
Simon Dickel teaches Cultural Studies at the University of Potsdam, Germany. His short films have been screened at international film festivals. His film-related publications include the book co-edited with other authors, Queer Cinema (2018).
Werner Müller
Werner Müller is the owner of Berlin’s Zwinger Gallery, which he founded in 1986.