Project Detail

TET-Stadt

Synopsis

TET-STADT is a journey into an unrealized utopian urban project from 1917 conceived by the German biscuits manufacturer Bahlsen - a massive industrial development based on ancient Egyptian buildings. By excavating strange moments in German history it presents a meditation on irrationality and nationalism through the legacy of Expressionism.

Details

Year
2016
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
5 min 42 sec
Format
16mm
Director
Karen Russo
Producer
Karen Russo
Editor
Alice Powell
Director of Photography
Tim Sidell
Production Designer
Karen Russo
Sound
Binya Reches
Music
Binya Reches
Grip
Nick Tracker
Focus Puller
Chris Hayden
Gaffer
Stephen Chandler
Camera Assistant
Joshua Bosley
Art Department
Emma Denby, Harriet Middleton-Baker
Runner
Eliska Murray
Still Photographer
Thierry Bal
Colour Grading
Shulamit Levin
Telecine
Paul Dean for Cinelab
Thanks to
Daisy Gili, Marina Ferreira and Victoria Adams

Production Status

Sales Company

Karen Russo Studio

Chisenhale Arts Place
64-84 Chisenhale Road
London E3 5QZ

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