Heintz, Sasindran. K1no1 Cinema. Paris 28.03.25
Posted in Uncategorized on March 27th, 2025
The Deception of Reality, The Truth of the Document
Varun Sasindran, Paul Heintz
28.03 from 8pm
Our next screening as part of de:talks will explore the reality of documentary cinema—where its boundaries of authenticity lie and whether it can truly capture reality.
In his first major work, The Deception of Romanticism and the Truth of the Novel, French philosopher René Girard argues that our desires stem from the desires of others: I long for what my neighbor possesses, I feel envy and resentment, I harbor bitterness. As a result, people turn to the simplest way of resolving accumulated contradictions—violence. In fiction, violence serves as an outlet for energies born from an underlying conflict. But how does a documentary use violence?
Documentary cinema convinces us that violence has truly happened—it is real. And from this, it seems to follow that real violence carries more weight than fictional violence. But can we, through the reality of the document, uncover the true causes of violence? Perhaps its source lies within us and our desires.
This Friday, we are screening two documentary films: Character (Paul Heintz) and Omarska (Varun Sasindran). Orwellian dystopian figures in contemporary London and a shocking document—interviews with former prisoners of a Bosnian concentration camp erased from the face of the earth.
Omarska – Varun Sasindran 19’
Character – Paul Heintz 38’
28.03, from 8pm
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38 rue du Vertbois
75003 Paris
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