Punk Is Not Dead

Other Films for Uplifting Gormandizers

This programme brings together the work of two artists who never fail to bring a nonconformist punk aesthetic and attitude to their films. Mara Mattuschka and Kelly Gallagher operate at the intersection between animation and the avant-garde, hybridising styles that highlight their socio-critical and feminist ideals.


Appointments & Tickets

Thu 7.9. • 20:45
Cinema Sterk 1

Fri 8.9. • 12:00
Cinema Sterk 1

16+ 48'
Artist present Artist present

Movies

© I Am the Mace, Kelly Gallagher, US 2013
I Am the Mace
A hand-painted, spoken-word polemic designed to incinerate toxic masculinity. The artist performs her rage, and walks off stage, in peace, tonight. Direction Kelly Gallagher Duration 4' Language English Country United States Year 2013
Animation Kelly Gallagher Screenplay Kelly Gallagher' Sound design Kristen Degree Camera Joshua Yates

© Untergang der Titania, Mara Mattuschka, AT 1985
Untergang der Titania
From a drain in a bathtub a woman encounters love at first sight and a series of important choices. As the water rises, her thoughts begin to race, and two options present themselves – sink or swim. This hand-drawn, stop-motion piece in stark black-and-white reveals the artist at her unruly best. Direction Mara Mattuschka Duration 3' Language DE/en Country Austria Year 1985
Animation Mara Mattuschka Screenplay Mara Mattuschka' Music Mara Mattuschka Camera Mara Mattuschka Rental Catalog sixpackfilm

© More Dangerous Than a Thousand Rioters, Kelly Gallagher, US 2016
More Dangerous Than a Thousand Rioters
A cut-out collage about Lucy Parsons, a feminist and activist whose anarchic spirit and politics inspired legions of followers. Here the artist portrays her overarching concerns with histories of social engagement, as well as women with attitude. Direction Kelly Gallagher Duration 6' Language English Country United States Year 2016
Animation Kelly Gallagher Screenplay Kelly Gallagher' Sound design Kelly Gallagher Cut Kelly Gallagher

© Kugelkopf, Mara Mattuschka, AT 1985
Kugelkopf
Through an ode to industrial business machines we encounter a woman whose hair becomes surplus value, whose blood becomes typewriter ink, in a commentary on modern times and personal liberties. Direction Mara Mattuschka Duration 6' Language no dialogue Country Austria Year 1985
Animation Mara Mattuschka Screenplay Mara Mattuschka' Music Mara Mattuschka Sound design Mara Mattuschka Camera Mara Mattuschka Cut Mara Mattuschka Rental Catalog sixpackfilm

© From Ally to Accomplice, Kelly Gallagher, US 2015
From Ally to Accomplice
A masterpiece of short-form political filmmaking that uses live action combined with animation to tell the story of radical abolitionist John Brown. Brown’s revolutionary raid on an unjust society mirrors Gallagher’s sustained assault on complacency in life and art. Direction Kelly Gallagher Duration 18' Language English Country United States Year 2015
Animation Kelly Gallagher Screenplay Kelly Gallagher' Sound design Kelly Gallagher Camera Joshua Yates Cut Kelly Gallagher

© S.O.S Extraterrestria, Mara Mattuschka, AT 1993
S.O.S Extraterrestria
An unclassifiable, madcap gem of a mixed-media cartoon in which a woman stomps her way through a city like an avenging Godzilla while armies are powerless to stop her. The scene of the female giant mounting the Eiffel Tower in orgasmic ecstasy is sublime punk sensibility. Direction Mara Mattuschka Duration 10' Language no dialogue Country Austria Year 1993
Animation Mara Mattuschka Screenplay Mara Mattuschka' Music Mara Mattuschka Sound design Mara Mattuschka Camera Mara Mattuschka Rental Catalog sixpackfilm


Curated by Greg de Cuir Jr, Co-founder and Artistic Director of the Kinopravda Institute, Belgrade