Es kommt drauf an, sie zu verändern (1973) & Sitzend überleben (2001) | »Work in Progress« #4

In the organizer's words:

This evening's program - two documentaries made almost 30 years apart - also depicts a piece of working history: The militant educational film from the seventies about the rebellion of female workers meets the ironic depiction of modern, ergonomic office working environments of the "new economy". These promote the productivity of workers in order to increase company profits and subtly shape their bodies in the process.

"It depends on changing them" (1973) 54 ' by Claudia von Alemann
This contemporary document in black and white provides an insight into the monotonous work of women in the metal and electrical industry in the early 1970s, highlighting their unequal economic treatment. The film gives the women workers a voice and makes it clear that they show solidarity and fight together against their exploitation.

"Surviving while sitting" (2001) 20' by Carolin Schmitz
People spend at least eight hours a day working in places they did not choose, but which are built especially for them. In "Sitzend überleben" we get to know architects and their workplaces. Among other things, it is about the plans for the new high-rise building in the so-called Gerling-Quartier in Cologne.

Guests: Directors Claudia von Alemann and Carolin Schmitz

On Wednesday, June 25 at 8 p.m. in the Filmpalette