Syndicate: THE OLD AND THE NEW - video documentary

["Barbara Borcic" <borcic@soros.si>]

Dear syndicalists,

I'm happy to announce that The Old and The New,  video documentary on
the so called Ljubljana alternative scene (its protagonists and
happenings) in the 80s, a period of extreme cultural activism
and of pioneer  intermedia events and projects in Slovenia.
Some key words: punk, sex, underground, criticism, fun, xerox, video,
graffiti...

Video documentary THE OLD AND THE NEW was(of course) supported by the
Open Society Institute-Slovenia and by Soros Center For Contemporary
Art-Ljubljana.

Best regards,
Barbara Borcic

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Video documentary THE OLD AND THE NEW
by Neven Korda and Zemira Alajbegovic, 66 min., 1997
will be shown at the International Berlin Film Festival
on February 16th at 12.00 in Studio 10 and on February 19th at 11.30
in Studio 10.
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The Old an The New reconstructs the lively bustle of the Ã?Ljubljana
subculture sceneÃ? in the eighties, and it was made by two insiders.
With minute and swift editing of the picture and sound, the makers
have succeeded in compiling a number of documents and video shots -
made between 1982 and 1988 - into an hour long narrative. The video
combines the emotions and personal views with the socially-critical
subculture and the wider historical context of the Yugoslav socialist
system. It was inspired by Eisenstein - the title is from one of his
films - and the Russian Avant-garde Movement. The Old and The New
features theatre performances and concerts by punk bands (Otroci
Socializma/The Children Of Socialism, O!Kult and others), shot in the
underground club and multi-media performances by the electro-rock
group Borghesia; clips from porno films alternate with images of aged
socialist leaders and political rituals; we witness the start of the
first gay and womenâs club as well as the discussions of philosophers
such as Slavoj Zizek on the relationship between punk and ruling
class. The subculture inspired and heralded the changes in the
socialist regime during the 80.; The Old and The New revisits this
�heroic� time. It preserves the marginal and peripheral part of itâs
official history, and documents the history of those who were left
out.

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For more information please contact Ms. Nerina Kocjancic at The Berlin
Film Festival, booth 335/III, phone (in Berlin) 265 54 265.

or  use e-mail zemira.pecovnik@guest.arnes.si

Best regards,

Barbara Borcic, SCCA-Ljubljana