Fri, november 15
Film screening followed by a talk with the filmmaker.
15:15 – 17:16
Carré
About a Hero
Piotr Winiewicz
Denmark, Germany, United States
2024
85 min
World Premiere
International Competition, IDFA DocLab Spotlight
Synopsis
After a local factory worker named Dorem Clery dies under mysterious circumstances, Werner Herzog travels to Getunkirchenburg to investigate his perplexing death. But Herzog, our narrator, is not who he seems, and the film is not what we expect…
A computer will not make a film as good as mine in 4500 years. – Werner Herzog
About a Hero is an adaptation of a script written by an AI trained on Herzog’s body of work. The fictional narrative it produced, ironically self-reflective, is intertwined with a series of interviews with artists, philosophers and scientists reflecting on the notion of originality, authenticity, immortality, and the soul in the age of AI.
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Tickets & Times
Sat, november 16
13:30 – 15:17
Rialto De Pijp: Bovenzaal
Mon, november 18
Press & Industry Screening, Passholders only
11:30 – 12:57
Pathé City 3
Mon, november 18
16:15 – 17:45
Pathé City 1
Wed, november 20
21:30 – 23:30
Eye: Cinema 1
Thu, november 21
10:00 – 11:30
Pathé City 1
Credits
85 min
color
DCP
Spoken languages: English, German
Director
Piotr Winiewicz
Piotr Winiewicz
Production
Rikke Tambo Andersen for Tambo Film ApS,
Mads Damsbo for Kaspar ApS,
Sam Pressman for Pressman Film
Rikke Tambo Andersen for Tambo Film ApS,
Mads Damsbo for Kaspar ApS,
Sam Pressman for Pressman Film
Co-production
Sven Junker for Cineteam
Sven Junker for Cineteam
Executive producer
Peter Hyldahl for Beofilm Pictures,
Edward R. Pressman for Pressman Film,
Paula Paizes for Pressman Film,
Jan Philip Lange for Cineteam,
Alexander Kiehn for Cineteam,
Trey Terpeluk for Yo Productions,
Doug Scott for Yo Productions,
Hicham Oudghiri for Enigma,
Aelfie Oudghiri for Enigma,
Esbern Kaspersen
Peter Hyldahl for Beofilm Pictures,
Edward R. Pressman for Pressman Film,
Paula Paizes for Pressman Film,
Jan Philip Lange for Cineteam,
Alexander Kiehn for Cineteam,
Trey Terpeluk for Yo Productions,
Doug Scott for Yo Productions,
Hicham Oudghiri for Enigma,
Aelfie Oudghiri for Enigma,
Esbern Kaspersen
Cinematography
Emil Aagaard
Emil Aagaard
Editing
Julius Krebs Damsbo,
Michael Aagelund
Julius Krebs Damsbo,
Michael Aagelund
Sound Design
Peter Storm
Peter Storm
Music
Lasse Aagaard
Lasse Aagaard
Screenplay
Kaspar,
Anna Juul
Kaspar,
Anna Juul
Involved TV Channel
ARTE,
DR
ARTE,
DR
World Sales
Film Constellation
Film Constellation
Screening copy
Tambo Film ApS
Tambo Film ApS
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