Film: Making Manifesto

FREE
Running Time: 37 minutes
German with English Subtitles

Don’t miss the new documentary by filmmaker Cristian Pirjol that offers a behind the scenes glimpse into the production process of Julian Rosefeldt’s iconic video work, Manifesto. Manifesto features two-time Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett performing thirteen distinct roles in vignettes that incorporate timeless manifestos from twentieth-century art movements. This short documentary offers insights into Roselfeldt’s thoughts and ideas for Manifesto through backstage interviews and behind-the-scenes recordings with Cate Blanchett.

Manifesto is on view in Manifesto: Art x Agency on the Museum’s second level.

Seating in Ring Auditorium will be first-come, first-served.

There will be two prior screenings at 5:30 and 6:30.

The presentation of this film was made possible with generous support from the Goethe Institut-Washington DC.

This film is part of Wunderbar Together: The Year of German-American Friendship 2018/19. This is a comprehensive and collaborative initiative of the Federal Foreign Office, the Goethe-Institut, and with support of the Federation of German Industries (BDI), highlighting the decades-long relationship grounded in common values, interests and goals.