Freakstars 3000 2003 Ages 18+

When

3.30pm, Sat 17 Dec 2011 (75 mins)

Where

Gallery of Modern Art & Cinema A

About

Schlingensief lampoons the genre of reality television by inviting a group of mentally handicapped applicants to take a shot at fame and fortune by competing to be part of the band Mutter Sucht Schrauben (Mother Seeks Screws). Based on Schlingensief's enormously popular television series of the same name for a European cable network,Freakstars is a challenging study of exploitation, combining moments of biting social satire and outrageous parody. It was famously described by

The Village Voiceas 'flagrantly incorrect!'

Ages 18+

Production Credits

  • Director /Script: Christoph Schlingensief
  • Cinematographer: Meika Dresenkamp
  • Editor: Robert Kummer
  • Music: Uwe Schenk
  • Cast: Susanne Brederhöft Und Die Bewohner Des Thiele-Winckler-Hauses in Berlin-Lichtenrade
  • Production Company: Filmgalerie 451
  • Print Source / Rights: Filmgalerie 451
  • Year: 2003
  • Runtime: 75 minutes
  • Country: Germany
  • Language: German
  • Subtitles: English
  • Sound: Stereo
  • Colour: Colour
  • Screening Format: Beta SP