Short film by Gabriele Stötzer

Join us for an evening with East German poet, painter, filmmaker and feminist activist Gabriele Stötzer, when we, as the first country in Scandinavia, present a selection of her short films. Before the screening we invite you for a reception to celebrate the opening of the Copenhagen Short Film Festival 2021.

Gabriele Stötzer is an East German poet, painter, filmmaker and feminist activist who started her artistic work in the early 1980s. She was part of the non-conformist art movement that gained more and more importance in the last phase of GDR socialism. Artists like her were no longer interested in becoming part of the official scene. Completely independent of government support and acceptance, they created their own audience – with galleries, magazines or festivals. A small movement in underground filmmaking also became part of this scene. Shot on Super 8 and 16mm, these cheap films were the exact opposite of official film production. For the first time, Stötzer films will be presented in Scandinavia – works that are characterized by oppression, resistance and self-expression at the same time. Gabriele Stötzer will be present in person to discuss her work with the curator Claus Löser.

This event is made in collaboration with Goethe-Institut Dänemark

It is free to participate.
Location: The cinema at Kunsthal Charlottenborg