Film screening followed by an open discussion
In the context of
Theatrum Mundi, young artists and film makers have been invited to engage with the work of Ulrike Ottinger.
On 10 December, Cinema RITCS will screen Ottinger's Magnum Opus
Freak Orlando to discuss the film with budding filmmakers. Film theorists Wouter Hessel (RITCS | Royal Institute for Theatre, Cinema and Sound; and INSAS | Institut National Supérieur des Arts du Spectacle) and Ernest Mathijs (UBC| University of British Columbia in Vancouver and RITCS) will give an introduction and discussion starters on Ulrike Ottinger's work, followed by a heated debate.
The event is open to everyone.
Ernest Mathijs is a Professor in Cinema and Media Studies at the University of British Columbia. He researches cult film, genre cinema, David Cronenberg, and European horror. He has written on the reception of digital cinema and fantasy (The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings), on Belgian cinema, reality TV like Big Brother, Thomas Pynchon, Joseph Beuys, The Room, and on the activism and acting of Delphine Seyrig.
CINEMA RITCS is the home theatre of the RITCS | Royal Institute for Theatre, Cinema & Sound. It is the ultimate meeting place for film aficionados in Brussels. Equipped with state-of-the-art digital film projectors and a magical silver screen seven metres in width, CINEMA RITCS offers 123 seats (+2 wheelchair accessible ones) to experience a fascinaating world of moving images. On top of that, many of our screenings are professionally introduced by RITCS-professors, filmmakers, cinephiles, students or other high-profile foreign or domestic guests.
Content warning: Some of Ulrike Ottinger’s productions, such as for example
Freak Orlano, might reinforce or perpetuate harmful stereotypes, raising representation and appropriation issues. People whose experiences of gender, sexuality, ethnicity, skin color or body shape are not regarded as the norm in society may find her work offensive.
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