For the Philly-ites:
October 22 - 25
PENN CINEMA STUDIES PRESENTS
Werner Herzog
Monday, October 22, 6:30 pm
"Walking on Ice: Werner Herzog's Metaphysics of Filmmaking"
A public conversation about the work of Werner Herzog. This event will feature Timothy Corrigan, Thomas Y. Levin, Heidi Schlipphacke, and Alan Singer in a conversation introduced by Karen Beckman, and has been jointly organized by Tim Corrigan and Aaron Levy on the occasion of "Ecstatic Truth: Documenting Herzog 'Documenting,'" an exhibition exploring the work of Werner Herzog, on display in the Slought Foundation galleries from October 22 through November 15, 2007.
Slought Foundation
4017 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Tuesday, October 23, 7:00 pm
Screening of
ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD
Werner Herzog, 2007
International House
3701 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Wednesday, October 24, 5:00 pm
WERNER HERZOG
in conversation with Paul Holdengraber:
Was the 20th Century a Mistake?
B-1 Meyerson Hall
210 South 34th Street
University of Pennsylvania
Thursday, October 25, 7:30 pm
"Ecstatic Truth: Documenting Herzog 'Documenting'"
A public conversation between Werner Herzog and Karen Beckman. This event has been organized in conjunction with an exhibition featuring work by Werner Herzog, accompanied by images of the filmmaker by photographer Beat Presser. The exhibition will include manifestos, films, and photographs that engage Herzog's continued explorations of "ecstatic truth" and the boundary between fiction and documentary practice.
Slought Foundation
4017 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
This program is made possible through the generous sponsorship or support of the Jerry and Emily Spiegel Funds in Fine Arts, the Cinema Studies Program, the Department of German, and the Department of English at the University of Pennsylvania. We would also like to thank International House of Philadelphia, the Society of Friends of the Slought Foundation, and the Roy & Niuta Titus Foundation. Very special thanks for organizing the Werner Herzog's Fall 2007 visit at the University of Pennsylvania goes to Paul Holdengräber, Nathaniel Kahn, Nicola M. Gentili, Timothy Corrigan, and Karen Beckman.
