Two Books About Documentary Films

Talking about Films

Seven conversations about documentary film between established and aspiring filmmakers and the curators of Subjective are framed by views of the Munich exhibition. The layout of the conversations makes their distinctive rhythms visible.

Subjektiv. Sprechen über Film
edition text + kritik, Munich, 2013, 128 pages, thread stitching, soft cover
Editors: Pinakothek der Moderne, Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film
Graphic Concept, layout, cover photography: Rose Apple

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Documentary Film in the 21st Century

The book presents all 88 documentary films shown in the exhibition at the Pinakothek der Moderne. Each film is represented by one scene in three screenshots and its transcribed sound track.

Subjektiv. Dokumentarfilm im 21. Jahrhundert
edition text + kritik, Munich, 2010, 224 pages, thread stitching, soft cover
Editors: Pinakothek der Moderne, Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film
Graphic Concept, layout, typesetting: chezweitz & roseapple

You can see more of the exhibition in this post: Subjective. Documentary Film

Subjective. Documentary Film

 

A joint exhibition by the Pinakothek der Moderne and the Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film. The scenography enables the visitor to look at individual movies as well as experience the filmic portrait of a whole generation of directors in the “Film City” installation.

SUBJECTIVE. DOCUMENTARY FILM IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, 2.12.10-20.2.11
Curators: Bernhart Schwenk, Heiner Stadler
Visual identity, exhibition architecture and graphics, media architecture, printed matter, book design: chezweitz & roseapple

To learn more about the accompanying books see this post: Two Books About Documentary Films

P.P.P. Pier Paolo Pasolini

P.P.P. – PIER PAOLO PASOLINI AND DEATH
Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, 16.11.05–5.2.06
Curators: Bernhart Schwenk, Michael Semff
Video installation. Detlef Weitz, Dominique Müller
Visual identity, exhibition architecture and graphics, printed matter, book design: chezweitz & roseapple

Publication on the occasion of the exhibition »P.P.P. – Pier Paolo Pasolini und der Tod«, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich: The book presents the Italian intellctual as author, filmmaker and graphic artist. The gallery of fictive cover pictures with the P.P.P. label point to Pasolini´s ambivalent relationship with the public.

P.P.P. – Pier Paolo Pasolini and Death
Hatje Cantz, 2005, 208 pages, 215 illustrations, 46 in colour, hardcover with book jacket (German and English editions)
Editors: Bernhart Schwenk, Michael Semff
Graphic Concept, layout, typesetting: chezweitz & roseapple