Blue Light:
When filmmaker Sophie Sonntag is hired by the Berlin transport company BVG to make a promotional film, she has no idea that it's all fake and that she is part of a large-scale art production.
After filming, all the memory cards disappeared, but a few days later they anonymously landed in her mailbox. She investigated and decided to make a film about it. The result: a 90-minute docudrama that literally takes viewers into the underground.
"Blue Light" is the first graffiti film that isn't actually a graffiti film, but rather a multi-layered theatrical production that elevates the genre to a new level. Formally and aesthetically, the film captivates above all with its different narrative levels, which raise questions for the viewer (both in the film and at home): What is true? Who is part of the game? What is documentary, what is fiction? At the same time, "Blue Light" offers a glimpse into the inner workings of the graffiti scene with its codes and clichés, exploring nothing less than the soul of graffiti. The playful fusion of two seemingly mutually exclusive dimensions—highbrow theatrical performance on the one hand, subcultural graffiti activities on the other—contributes to the film's uniqueness, which fundamentally differs from conventional audio-visual formats in the field of urban culture.
BLUE LIGHT takes everyone who wants to go with it. Into the underground, with safety vests and champagne glasses, seated and perfectly arranged, with depth and tragedy; and of course, with paint on trains. (90 min)
Language - German with English Subtitles
Blurred Memories: Then & There - Here & Now.
Using excerpts from "Style Wars" and footage shot since the turn of the millennium, Rocco and his brothers dissect the influence New York has on graffiti culture and how it continues to attract writers long after it's golden years of the 70's and 80's. (20 min)
Blurred Memories : 7:30–7:50 pm
Blue Light - Directors Cut: 8:00–9:30 pm
All our screenings are 18+
The film will begin at the advertised time above.
