28.01.26, 20:30, Life and Other Problems (2024)
Animal news from Denmark caused a worldwide #uproar in 2014: Copenhagen Zoo had decided to kill their two-year-old giraffe Marius because he was surplus to their breeding programme. His death forms the starting point for Life and Other Problems, the latest film by Danish filmmaker Max Kestner. From this event unfolds a philosophical and playful quest for the big questions of life: Does consciousness really exist? And do trees know of my existence, as I know of theirs?
With his characteristically idiosyncratic style, Kestner travels around the world, from laboratories to primeval forests, seeking answers from veterinarians, physicists, zoo operators and philanthropic billionaires. Along the way, we discover how everything is connected, from cells to humans, from Earth to the universe. What could have been a sombre essay becomes, in Kestner's hands, a light-hearted, curious adventure full of humour and wonder, somewhere between John Berger and John Wilson.
This screening will be preceded by the short film Talking to Elephants (2025) by Juul Schöpping.
Cloquet
Godshuizenlaan 4
9000 Gent
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