Contemporary Films

Independent film distributor
Header photo: Ulrike Ottinger, 'Bande dessinée', 1967, acrylic on canvas, 12 sections, 180 × 240 cm (detail)

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Author/filmmaker Peter Stephan Jungk explores the life of his great aunt Edith Tudor-Hart, photographer, KGB agent and mother, in TRACKING EDITH (2016). A rare screening tonight (18 Apr) at the Isokon Gallery 6:30 – 8:30pm https://t.co/zk24DyPx4K

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Today! Mon 3 Oct 19:00
Ulrike Ottinger in Conversation
ONLINE @GI_London1
Taking PARIS CALLIGRAMMES as point of departure Ulrike Ottinger will talk about her career, influences & interests with film theorist Mandy Merck & cultural theorist Angela McRobbie.
https://t.co/OFimofZUl8

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A rare chance to see Alice Diop's WE (Nous) on the big screen – @Wshed Bristol Sun 2 Oct 14:30
https://t.co/bhK91f3X3Y

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In Nous / We, ‘Diop meditates on the diversity and difference in the French people…’ https://t.co/Mmus219Dm0

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La Quinzaine des Cinéastes est heureuse de présenter la nouvelle équipe qui accompagnera Julien Rejl dans son travail de sélection.
Paritaire, éclectique et cinéphile, le comité est formé de sept sélectionneurs et de quatre consultants. ✨

👉https://t.co/ITzBKJIXcM

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Goethe-Institut London celebrates
Ulrike Ottinger at 80:
Wed 28 Sep 19:00
TICKET OF NO RETURN (Bildnis einer Trinkerin) (1979)
Style and artifice meet social realism, wit and satire.
+ Angela McRobbie intro
@GI_London1
Trailer: https://t.co/BcgsSfjJWA
Bkg: https://t.co/IIDPwdj51Y

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The New Yorker called Paris Calligrammes a ‘great’ film. We’re showing it as part of our Future City Film Festival @wshed 30 October. https://t.co/I688KdsOQo

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Goethe-Institut London celebrates Ulrike Ottinger at 80:
TICKET OF NO RETURN
@GI_London1 Wed 28 Sep 19:00
+ Angela McRobbie intro.
PARIS CALLIGRAMMES
Online (UK only) Thur 29 Sep–Sat 8 Oct.
Ulrike Ottinger in Conversation
with Mandy Merck & Angela McRobbie
Online Mon 3 Oct 19:00

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PARIS CALLIGRAMMES - Fri 7:30pm
Intro with writer #IainSinclair
"... documentary is a psychogeographical exercise at its fullest potency and determination, overflowing with joy and political urgency all at once."
⭐⭐⭐⭐@guardian
https://t.co/epmkDbvKI5
https://t.co/woDTqY9Fjz

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24, 27, 29 & 30 Sep
PARIS CALLIGRAMMES (15)
Chapter Arts Centre @chaptertweets
German avant-garde filmmaker Ulrike Ottinger offers a kaleidoscopic recollection of life as a budding artist in 1960s Paris
‘A portrait overflowing with joy and political urgency’
★★★★ The Guardian

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Ulrike Ottinger’s PARIS CALLIGRAMMES (15)
@BerthaDocHouse 27 Aug–2 Sep + 3, 5, 6 Sep
@ifru_london 27 Aug–2 Sep + 4, 7 Sep
@ICALondon 27 Aug–2 Sep
@LewesDepot 31 Aug–2 Sep
@HOME_mcr 3–9 Sep
@IpswichFilm 18 & 23 Sep
@chaptertweets 24, 27, 29, 30 Sep
@Electric_palace Hastings 8 Oct

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18 & 23 Sep 15:00
Ipswich Film Theatre @ipswichfilm
PARIS CALLIGRAMMES (15)
German avant-garde filmmaker Ulrike Ottinger offers a kaleidoscopic recollection of life as a budding artist in 1960s Paris.
‘Fresh, poignant and utterly absorbing’
Sight & Sound
https://t.co/iJgNdHBHCP

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Thur 9 Sep
PARIS CALLIGRAMMES (15)
Last screening
@HOME_mcr 17:40 https://t.co/0D4ppvUewB
German filmmaker Ulrike Ottinger offers a kaleidoscopic recollection of life as a budding artist in 1960s Paris.
‘A portrait overflowing with joy and political urgency’ ★★★★ The Guardian

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Wed 8 Sep
PARIS CALLIGRAMMES (15)
@HOME_mcr 19:45 https://t.co/0D4ppvUewB
German avant-garde filmmaker Ulrike Ottinger offers a kaleidoscopic recollection of life as a budding artist in 1960s Paris.
‘A portrait overflowing with joy and political urgency’ ★★★★ The Guardian

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Tue 7 Sep
PARIS CALLIGRAMMES (15)
@HOME_mcr 15:10
@ifru_london 18:00
German avant-garde filmmaker Ulrike Ottinger offers a kaleidoscopic recollection of life as a budding artist in 1960s Paris.
‘Fresh, poignant and utterly absorbing’
@HannahJMcGill @SightSoundmag

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Mon 6 Sep
PARIS CALLIGRAMMES (15)
@HOME_mcr 17:25
@BerthaDocHouse 18:10
German avant-garde filmmaker Ulrike Ottinger offers a kaleidoscopic recollection of life as a budding artist in 1960s Paris.
'Fresh, poignant and utterly absorbing.’
Hannah McGill, Sight and Sound

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Sun 5 Sep
PARIS CALLIGRAMMES (15)
@HOME_mcr 13:00
@BerthaDocHouse 20:15
German avant-garde filmmaker Ulrike Ottinger offers a kaleidoscopic recollection of life as a budding artist in 1960s Paris.
‘A portrait overflowing with joy and political urgency’
★★★★ The Guardian

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Not only a documentarian and screening this afternoon @HOME_mcr 15:10 & @ifru_london 16:00!

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#ParisCalligrammes The veteran documentarian Ulrike Ottinger presents a fresh portrait of Paris in the 1960s
https://t.co/1bqxaxKG6a

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Sat 4 Sep
PARIS CALLIGRAMMES (15)
@HOME_mcr 15:10
@ifru_london 16:00
German avant-garde filmmaker Ulrike Ottinger offers a kaleidoscopic recollection of life as a budding artist in 1960s Paris.
‘A portrait overflowing with joy and political urgency’
★★★★ The Guardian