JOHNNY & ME - EINE ZEITREISE MIT JOHN HEARTFIELD

In the organizer's words:

BRD/CHE/AUT 2023, Documentary animated feature film, 100 min.

Director: Katrin Rothe.

Language: OmeU (German with English subtitles).

Helmut Herzfeld - painter, graphic artist, stage designer, father of political photomontage. Also a communist of the first hour, political asylum seeker. He gave himself an English name in protest against German warmongering. John, John Heartfield.
Stephanie discovers the artist for herself during a visit to a museum and is fascinated by his work. Through a time tunnel, she ends up in a studio where Heartfield, who has become a cartoon character, takes her on a journey through his eventful life. Inspired by Heartfield's commitment, Stephanie asks herself what contribution her art can make today in the face of socio-political developments.

This will be followed by a discussion with Anne Mehrer from Kulturbüro Sachsen e.V., Astrid Klinge and Julia Leser from Netzwerk Haltung zeigen! What hostilities and attacks are art and culture exposed to today from the right? What strategies are there to counter them? And what progressive potential do art and culture actually have? How can society be positively changed with their help? Steven Hummel (RLS Saxony) will moderate the event.

In cooperation with Kulturbüro Sachsen and RLS Sachsen.

This measure is co-financed by tax funds on the basis of the budget approved by the Saxon state parliament

ENG: Helmut Herzfeld - painter, graphic artist, stage designer, father of political photomontage. He was also a communist from the very beginning and a political asylum seeker. He gave himself an English name in protest against German warmongering. John, John Heartfield.
Stephanie discovers the artist for herself during a visit to a museum and is fascinated by his work. Through a time tunnel, she ends up in a studio where Heartfield, who has become a cartoon character, takes her on a journey through his eventful life. Inspired by Heartfield's commitment, Stephanie wonders what contribution her art can make today in the face of socio-political developments. (German with english subtitles)

The screening will be followed by a discussion with Anne Mehrer from Kulturbüro Sachsen e.V., Astrid Klinge and Julia Leser from Netzwerk Haltung zeigen! What hostilities and attacks are art and culture exposed to today from right wing players? What strategies are there to counter them? And what progressive potential does art and culture actually have? How can society be positively changed with their help? Steven Hummel (RLS Saxony) will moderate the event.

In cooperation with Kulturbüro Sachsen and RLS Sachsen.
This project is co-financed by tax funds on the basis of the budget approved by the Saxon state parliament.