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Film Screening | Fri, Dec. 06, 7PM | Chicago Filmmakers Kafkaesque: Experimental Short Films from Germany and the US

The work of Franz Kafka is characterized by feelings of absurdity, futility, and existential fear, which gave rise to the term 'Kafkaesque.' In these short films, there are no direct adaptations of Kafka works, but there is a pervasive atmosphere of anxiety, disorientation, and political inefficacy. Animals act with human-like qualities, narrators lose themselves in unending monologues, and the tools of filmmaking itself become haunting, humorous protagonists.

This screening is co-presented by Nightingale Cinema, Chicago Filmmakers, and the Goethe-Institut Chicago.

Still from INK IN MILK, Gernot Wieland, 2018.

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