Film Screening
„Why are we creative?“ von Hermann Vaske
Hermann Vaske: Why are you creative?
Spike Lee: Who me? Why do I do what I do?
Vaske: Yeah, what drives you?
Lee: I just really feel I was put here to make films.
Vaske: Tell stories.
Lee: Tell stories.
Special Private Screening
Presented by the Goethe-Institut
WHY ARE WE CREATIVE? (2018, 82 min) documentary by Hermann Vaske
With music by Teho Teardo & Blixa Bargeld (Einstürzende Neubauten)
Nominated for Cinema for Peace Award "Most Valuable Documentary 2019“
Festivals: Venice 2018, Warsaw 2018, Sao Paulo 2018, Raindance 2019
For over 30 years director Herman Vaske has filmed the worldʼs most intriguing artists and thinkers, including over 50 luminaries, among them Academy Award and Nobel Prize winners, from the fields of visual art, music, acting, philosophy, politics, business and science, posing one question: “Why are you creative?”
The subjects of Vaske's long-term book and film project include: David Bowie, Ai Weiwei, Björk, Wim Wenders, Philippe Starck, Yoko Ono, David Lynch, Yohji Yamamoto, Damien Hirst, Angelina Jolie, Nobuyoshi Araki, Quentin Tarantino, Bono, Nick Cave, Neo Rauch, Stephen Hawking, the Dalai Lama, Peter Ustinov, Marina Abramovic, Diane Kruger, Julian Schnabel, John Cleese, Jimmy Page, Vivienne Westwood, Takeshi Kitano and many others. Locations span from the suites of the Carlton in Cannes to the beaches of Santa Monica. From the deserts of New Mexico to the karaoke bars of Tokyo. From the penthouses of New York to the dungeons of Berlin.
Why are we creative? Is it in our blood? Do we do it to make ourselves immortal? Is it a reckless compulsion? Or do we simply do it to make a buck?
WHY ARE WE CREATIVE? is a vibrant celebration of what makes us most human, most fulfilled.
“I’m obsessed by my curiosity. If you ask me what I really want, I say surprise me, please surprise me. Creativity means bringing together two things that have nothing to do with each other and form a third. One plus one equals three – that is my credo. 'Why are you creative?' is my motto. A simple question that brought me into contact with some of the most influential creatives of all time and finally changed the way I am seeing the world.” – Hermann Vaske
Part of the Goethe-Institut's focus on German film and Shaping the Future.
Details
Goethe Media Space
Preis: Free one-time only lunch screening! First come, first served!
Doors open 11:45am