The Reading Room and Filmvirus pay tribute to the late German filmmaker and video artist Harun Farocki (1944-2014), whose work examined the propagandist and manipulative functions of images, with a free screening this weekend (Aug 16-17).
The event, As We Can See Here: A Tribute to Harun Farocki, will show his nine films, including notable pictures such as Images of the World and the Inscription of War (1989) and War at a Distance (2003).
There'll also be a discussion by Keiko Sei and Graiwoot Chulphongsathorn on Sunday (Aug 17) at 5pm.
Schedule is as follows:
Saturday, Aug 16
As We Can See Here (or As You Sww) (1986, 72min) -- 1pm
Workers Leaving The Lumiere Factory (1995, 36min) -- 2:15pm
Still Life (1997, 58min) -- 2:55pm
Prison Images (2000, 60min) -- 4pm
War at a Distance (2003, 54min) -- 5pm
Nothing Ventured (2004, 50min) -- 6pm
Sunday, Aug 17
Images of the World and the Inscriptions of War (1988, 75min) -- 1pm
How to Live in the German Federal Republic (1990, 83min) -- 2:15pm
Respite (2007, 40min) -- 3:40pm
Discussion: Keiko Sei & Graiwoot Chulphongsathorn -- 5pm
The Reading Room, 3/F, 2 Silom Soi 19, 02-635-3674. Free entry. BTS Chong Nonsi.
