LIFE AND OTHER PROBLEMS

Denmark 2024 – Director: Max Kestner – Original language: Danish, English – Subtitles: English – Length: 98 min.

  • Fri, 5/3/24
    21.00
    Filmmuseum
    Original version with English subtitles
  • Sat, 5/4/24
    16.00
    Atelier 1
    Original version w/English subtitles – subsequent Q&A with director Max Kestner
  • Mon, 5/6/24
    20.00
    Amerikahaus
    Original version w/English subtitles – subsequent Q&A with director Max Kestner
  • Fri, 5/10/24
    18.00
    Rio 1
    Original version with English subtitles

“The story of life is the story of relationships.” At Copenhagen Zoo, a young male giraffe, Marius, was shot to maintain the dynamic of the herd. The director Max Kestner uses this case to examine the big questions of life: what separates humans from other forms of life and what unites them? A film about relationships, power and the question of consciousness. Veronica Loebner

 

Biography

Danish filmmaker Max Kestner graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in 1997, where he teaches today. After graduating, he worked for the Danish television station DR TV. His documentaries are screened at renowned film festivals around the world. His latest documentary LIFE AND OTHER PROBLEMS opened the Copenhagen film festival CPH:DOX in 2024.

Filmography (selection)
BAD CIRCUMSTANCES, DK 2018, 60 min.
MAN DIVIDED, DK 2017, 87 min.
AMATEURS IN SPACE, DK 2016, 79 min. 

 

Nominated for the VIKTOR Main Competition DOK.international

Slices of life, insights and perspectives: The films of the International Competition open doors to new worlds for us. They compete for the award VIKTOR Main Competition, which is endowed with 10,000 euros. The award donor is Bayerischer Rundfunk.

 

No youth rating

Production: Bullitt Film. Producer: Vibeke Vogel.

DOK.international Main Competition 2024
  • Fri, 5/3/24
    21.00
    Filmmuseum
    Original version with English subtitles
  • Sat, 5/4/24
    16.00
    Atelier 1
    Original version w/English subtitles – subsequent Q&A with director Max Kestner
  • Mon, 5/6/24
    20.00
    Amerikahaus
    Original version w/English subtitles – subsequent Q&A with director Max Kestner
  • Fri, 5/10/24
    18.00
    Rio 1
    Original version with English subtitles

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