Das Filmforum der HBK präsentiert im Wintersemester 2017/2018:

Montag | 27.11.17 | 19:00 h

Johan Grimonprez – Dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y

Dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y is an essay film that traces the history of airplane hijackings as portrayed in mainstream television. Set against a backdrop of a chronology of airline hijackings, beginning with the first documented airplane hijacking in 1931, which was immediately inscribed into the political arena from the get-go. Dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y illustrates how, as hijackings got progressively more television coverage, they became more and more deadly. The nature of live television allowed for a minute by minute update of the hijack as the situation unravelled; blurring the line between entertainment and tragedy. (en.wikipedia.org uptodate 170826)

Johan Grimonprez – Dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y
68 min | 1997 | DVD (video) | col | sound | OVen | BE

[ Abbildung oben: aus dem Film „Dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y“ von Johan Grimonprez ]