CAN and Me

27th Jan 2023 27th Jan 2023 20:00 22:30

Film by Michael P. Aust

20:00

Talk with Irmin Schmidt and Michael P. Aust

21:30

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  • Isuru Kumarasinghe

    LK

    The Sri Lankan musician and sound artist from Colombo focuses on the experience of sound perception and sound movements through a listening practice.

  • Maryanne Amacher

    US

    The internationally renowned American composer, performer, and multi-media installation artist – who died in 2009 – was a 20th century maverick of music and sound, working extensively to develop her »ear tone music, with the physiological phenomenon called otoacoustic emission – in which the ears themselves act as aurally active generating devices.

    • Courtesy of the director / Spoon Records

    Schmidt, now 85 years old, has reinvented himself again and again; the film follows his path from classical conductor to student of Stockhausen and Ligeti to CAN, and then further on to film music for Wim Wenders and Roland Klick, opera, and electronic club music. Including rare, partly private photo and video recordings from a time that now seems very exotic, colorful, and crazy this biopic »makes you want to travel back in time and gives you the chance to have been there.« – Sunburnsout.

    Following this first screening, Irmin Schmidt and director Michael P. Aust will deepen the insights of the film in a panel discussion and answer questions from the audience.

    Contributors: Irmin Schmidt, Hildegard Schmidt, Roland Klick, Wim Wenders, Gregor Schwellenbach, Helmut Zerlett.

    Language: German with English subtitles. The talk will be held in German.
    Length: 85 minutes

    Event Access

    Please consult our Accessibility section for information on volume / lighting, mobility, age restrictions and other access information.

    Director + Producer: Michael P. Aust
    Editing: Henning Marquass
    Co-direction + camera: Tessa Knapp
    Additional interviews + camera: Kristina Schippling
    Sound design + original music: Markus Aust
    Sound mixing: Christoph Hundt
    Screenplay: Sarah Schygulla
    Editing WDR: Jutta Krug
    Production Company: TelevisorTroika GmbH Cologne
    German distributor: Real Fiction