Film Synopses:

Coming Attractions

2010, Peter Tscherkassky, 25' 12"

In German with Chinese subtitles

Coming Attractions and the construction of its images are woven around the idea that there is a deep, underlying relationship between early cinema and avant-garde film. Tom Gunning was among the first to describe and investigate this notion in a systematic and methodical manner in his well-known essay “An Unseen Energy Swallows Space.” Coming Attractions addresses Gunning's concept of a Cinema of Attractions. This term describes a completely different relation between actor, camera, and audience found in early cinema, in contrast with modern cinema developed after 1910. The notion of a Cinema of Attractions touches upon the exhibitionistic character of early film, the undaunted show and tell of its creative possibilities, and its direct addressing of the audience.

Film Synopses:

Museum Hours

2010, Jem Cohen, 107 minutes

In English and German with Chinese subtitles

When a Vienna museum guard befriends an enigmatic visitor, the grand Kunsthistorisches Museum becomes a mysterious crossroads, inciting explorations of their lives, the city, and the ways artworks reflect and shape the world.