Offensively experimental – "Dazu den Satan zwingen"
The collaborative film Dazu den Satan zwingen by students at the Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg (University of Fine Arts) is an activist portrait of the former public prosecutor, film critic and actor Dietrich Kuhlbrodt, who sues the NDR broadcasting station. In documentary and fictional scenes, it follows his trial against a system demanding compulsory conformity and unimaginativeness. Sociopolitical, aesthetical and personal perspectives are clearly defined, developed narratively and confronted with one another. Numerous film professionals have their say. They radically oppose the practical constraints and routines of German cinema and television production, which would like to force all forms of experimental moving image culture into a niche existence. A film that parallels an incendiary leaflet!
In cooperation with the Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg, Woche der Kritik and HAW Hamburg/Medientechnik.
Performers of the collaborative film
Dietrich Kuhlbrodt and (in alphabetical order)
Alice Agneskirchner, Michael André, Pamela Annecke, Maksim Artemiev, Ken David Baehr, Oliver Bassemir, Christian Bau, Karla Bauer, Robert Bramkamp, Jutta Brückner, Dr. Barbara Buhl, Sarah Drath, Jasmine Fan, Martin Findl, Johannes Freese, Lars Henrik Gass, Birgit Glombitza, Martin Hagemann, Till Hargina, Arne Hector, Stefan Heidenreich, Christoph Hochhäusler, Maike Mia Höhne, David Huss, Frédéric Jaeger, Ingrid Jäger, Tara Jahan, Tabita Johannes, Melina Kamou, Hana Kim, Jinwoo Kim, Conny Klauss, Sarah Lehn, Hans-Joachim Lenger, Mario Mentrup, Olaf Möller, Serafima Orlova, David Reiber Otalora, Ben Paetzold, Brigitte Perterloh, Max Prantner, Steven A. Reich, Wilfried Reichart, Bettina Reitz, Laurence Arthur Rickels, Kathrin Schlösser, Andreas Schreitmüller, Georg Seeßlen, Aron Sekelj, Akin Sipal, Annett Stenzel, Lukas Stern, Stefan Stoev, Ulrich Spies, Paul Thalacker, Tatjana Turanskyi, Maria Vogt, Harun Yildirim, HFBK CHOR
Production Manager: Robert Bramkamp