20.11.2023 | 10:00 – 19:00 

Organised by Till Kadritzke and Samira Spatzek as part of the project “After Accumulation”

Workshop with Can Sungu and Lisabona Rahman 

The workshop addresses the politics of film archiving, focusing on two challenges involved in archival practices, both of which endanger the survival of films: the pressure that national institutions and frameworks put on film archiving, particularly with regard to films that can be considered transnational; and the material dimension of film archiving and the specific challenges involved when dealing with celluloid. The workshop thus combines the material dimensions of archival practices with the political processes that in- or exclude certain cultural artefacts from being accessed.

In a first part, Can Sungu, co-founder and artistic director of Sinema Transtopia, engages with film archives in Germany, focusing on how the narrow definitions of what constitute a “German film” exclude films from marginalized and migrant perspectives. He will also discuss how he sees transnational archival practice as a necessity in cinema practice. (in German) 

In the second part, Lisabona Rahman, film archivist and programmer, likewise tackles the question of transnational archiving, especially in the context of post-colonial societies and the scarcity of archival infrastructure. She explores feminist archival practices and the material survival of celluloid, bringing examples from her work with feminist collective Kelas Liarsip in Indonesia and her experience as an archivist in transnational contexts. (in English) 

The workshop will take place at SİNEMA TRANSTOPIA. As a space dedicated to archiving and exhibiting marginalized films that are rarely shown in other spaces, SİNEMA TRANSTOPIA offers the perfect location for the workshop. Moreover, it also provides the necessary infrastructure for showing various film formats, including 16mm. 

Since the number of participants will be limited, we kindly ask to register by November 17th 2023.

Time & Location

Nov. 20th, 10:00 – 19:00

SİNEMA TRANSTOPIA

Lindower Str. 20/22/Haus C

13347 Berlin

Workshop will be held in English.