Acts & Intermissions. 2017. Directed by Abigail Child

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Preceded by Kaputt (Broken). 2016. Directed by Alexander Lahl, Volker Schlecht

Acts and Intermissions. 2017. USA. Directed by Abigail Child

Acts & Intermissions. 2017. USA. Directed by Abigail Child. 57 min.

World premiere
Child’s experimental documentary circles around the life of Emma Goldman—viewed at the turn of the 20th century as the “most dangerous woman alive”—and her relationship to the history of protest. Goldman’s fight for social justice encompassed issues that remain urgent today, and the film’s overlapping of past and present highlights the continuing relevance of her struggle.

Kaputt (Broken). 2016. Germany. Directed by Alexander Lahl, Volker Schlecht. 7 min.

US premiere
This animated doc, based on interviews with former political prisoners in East Germany’s main women’s prison, reveals the conditions of prisoners’ daily lives and confronts issues of forced labor and the export of the resulting products to West Germany.

This film accompanies Doc Fortnight 2017: MoMA’s International Festival of Nonfiction Film and Media.

Past events

Sun, Feb 19, 2017, 4:30 p.m.

Followed by a discussion with Child

MoMA, Floor T2, Theater 2

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2
Fri, Feb 17, 2017, 4:30 p.m.

Followed by a discussion with Child

MoMA, Floor T1, Theater 1

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1

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