A hospital in Berlin-Neukölln at midnight. A patient is being admitted. TV journalists are on the scene. The beginning of a story that tells itself. At the beginning of the film a dramatic story is suggested, which in the course of the film develops into a reflection on storytelling. The making of films and images itself comes into view. The handling of images is thematized, visualized and documented on several media narrative levels: from the making of the film (shooting) to the TV coverage of this very film, which the viewer now sees live in the cinema and in the 'original'. "Is it possible to show reality? What limits do morals and the media set. Questions that Michael Brynntrup deals with in all his films." (WDR 3 Kulturszene)
Biography, Icons & Media Art
1h 41min
16+
DE
A hospital in Berlin-Neukölln at midnight. A patient is being admitted. TV journalists are on the scene. The beginning of a story that tells itself.
A hospital in Berlin-Neukölln at midnight. A patient is being admitted. TV journalists are on the scene. The beginning of a story that tells itself.
At the beginning of the film a dramatic story is suggested, which in the course of the film develops into a reflection on storytelling. The making of films and images itself comes into view. The handling of images is thematized, visualized and documented on several media narrative levels: from the making of the film (shooting) to the TV coverage of this very film, which the viewer now sees live in the cinema and in the 'original'.
"Is it possible to show reality? What limits do morals and the media set. Questions that Michael Brynntrup deals with in all his films." (WDR 3 Kulturszene)