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Preview for ‘Johan Thom – Terrorizing the Concept of Meaning’

November 9, 2009 by Admin

Preview for a longer film by Thorolf Lipp and Tobias Wendl from Germany about the work of South African Media Artist Johan Thom

Terrorizing the Concept of Meaning
Documentary about South African media artist Johan Thom
Directors: Thorolf Lipp & Tobias Wendl
Camera, Editing & Postproduction: Thorolf Lipp
English, 45 minutes
Produced by: Thorolf Lipp
Produced for: IWALEWA-Haus & DFG (Federal German Research Council)

Weblinks:

Arcadia Film: http://www.youtube.com/user/arcadiafilm

Thorolf Lipp, Cultural Anthropologist and filmmaker: http://www.thorolf-lipp.de/

Tobias Wendl, director of the Iwalewa-Haus, the Africa Centre of Bayreuth University: http://www.tobiaswendl.com

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