Art’s Home is my Kassel

A documentary by Katrin Heinz

Funded by Film- und Medienstiftung NRW & DFFF

Arts Home is my Kassel (WT) tells the story of a culture clash happening every five years in a small German town with usually very little cultural exchange. The key art fair of the world takes place – the documenta. The people of Kassel see their town being invaded by a metropolitan elite with alienation but also with pride. Two sisters from Kassel follow their protagonists through a tremendous change of their lives in the summer of 2012 as well as an internationally recognized artist, making his way to Kassel.

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  • - World premiere "Art's Home is my Kassel - 100 days city-of-documenta"

    The documentary “Art’s Home is my Kassel – 100 days city-of-documenta” filmed by sisters Katrin and Susanne Heinz, both originally [...]

    The documentary "Art's Home is my Kassel - 100 days city-of-documenta" filmed by sisters Katrin and Susanne Heinz, both originally from Kassel, premieres November 15 2013 at 2:30 pm at Gloria Cinema in Kassel. The screening is part of the Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival. The film makers and protagonists take part in a questions & answers section following the screening. The film portraits protagonists from Kassel before and during their "daily emergency situation", before and during the "Museum of 100 Days". The film provides a rare glimpse of the mega event's backstage.

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  • - "Arts home is my Kassel" post-production starts in January

    “Arts home is my Kassel” tells – with a twinkle in the eye – the story of a culture clash, [...]

    "Arts home is my Kassel" tells – with a twinkle in the eye – the story of a culture clash, which happens every five years during the key art fair of the world, the documenta, in the small German town Kassel. The project was glad to recieve recently the DFFF funding. In January 2013 we start with the postproduction.

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  • - "Art's Home Is My Kassel" celebrates Germany-wide theatre release

    The documentary “Art’s Home is my Kassel – 100 days documenta city” by Katrin und Susanne Heinz starts Germany-wide in [...]

    The documentary "Art's Home is my Kassel - 100 days documenta city" by Katrin und Susanne Heinz starts Germany-wide in theatres on Thursday, July 10th. At the Kasseler cinema Bali there will be two runs - on 5pm and 7pm. One day after Friday, there will be a acreening at 7pm and will be in presence of the editor. "Arts Home is my Kassel" tells the story of a culture clash happening every five years in a small German town with usually very little cultural exchange. The key art fair of the world takes place – the documenta. The people of Kassel see their town being invaded by a metropolitan elite with alienation but also with pride. Two sisters from Kassel follow their protagonists through a tremendous change of their lives in the summer of 2012 as well as an internationally recognized artist, making his way to Kassel. The film was funded by Film- und Medienstiftung NRW & DFF.
    Germany-wide release date on July 10th 2014 in the following cinemas: Berlin Lichtblick from 17.7. Berlin Hackesche Höfe from 10.7. Berlin Eiszeit from 10.7. Berlin Sputnik from 17.7. Berlin Brotfabrik from 17.7. Dortmund Camera from 10.7. Düsseldorf Souterrain from 10.7. Erlangen, Manhattan-Kino 24.-27.08. Frankenberg Thalia from 17.7. Frankfurt Mal Seh´n from 17.7. Hannover Kino im Künstlerhaus 10.-13.7.+16.7.+19.-21.7. Kassel Filmladen from 10.7. Köln Filmpalette from 13.7. Köln Museum f. angewandte Kunst from 10.7. Saarbrücken Filmhaus from 10.7. Ulm Mephisto (oder Obscura) from 10.7. Witzenhausen Capitol from 17.7. München Werkstatt Kino 12.+13.7., 20.7.

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Art’s Home is my Kassel

A documentary by Katrin Heinz

Funded by Film- und Medienstiftung NRW & DFFF

„Art’s Home is my Kassel“ – shows how different people handle the sudden invasion of contemporary art and in the middle sized german town Kassel – called Documenta.

From the preparations in the beginning of 2012, through the whole “Museum of 100 days” and the wrap of dOCUMENTA(13) the film follows different protagonists and their partly very practical and comprehensive approach to the works and the art circus.

The ways how people with or without an art expertise approach and appreciate the inspirations gives a very unique insight on the meanings of art and culture.

Regie: Katrin Heinz
Co-Regie: Susanne Heinz
Buch: Katrin Heinz
Kamera: Johannes Guttenhöfer
Zusätzliche Kamera: Martin Beume, Frank Eftemeier
Helikopter-Pilot: Walter Wissmann
Montage: Rainer Nigrelli
Dramaturgische Beratung: Gesa Marten
Musik: Gerrit Lucas
Sound-Design & Mischung: André Leu
Producer: Susanne Heinz
Produzent: Christian Beetz
Postproduktionsbetreuung: Falco Seliger
Schnittassistenz: Dominik Stahl
Übersetzung Englisch: Carolina Salinas
Übersetzung Chinesisch: Jingwei Yin
Übersetzung Niederländisch: Conny Dahmen
Herstellungsleitung: Sandra Zentgraf
Produktionsleitung: Susanne Heinz
Produktionsassistenz: Anne Lorenz
Aufnahmeleitung Kassel: Paul Widerhold
Filmgeschäftsführung: Daniela Schöne
Versicherung: Caninenberg & Schouten, Thomas Mohr
Digital Color Grading: Andreas Fröhlich
DCP: H(ea)D-Quarter
Tonstudio: SoundVision
Untertitel & Online-Schnitt: Act Videoproduktion GmbH Köln, Robert Groß
Grafik & Titeldesign: Katrin Heinz


Förderer

  • Art’s Home is my Kassel – 100 days city-of-documenta

    Gloria Kino - Kassel, Germany
    15 November 2013 at 2:30 pm

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    Bali - Kassel (from 10th of July)
    10 July 2014 at 12:00 am

  • Art’s Home is my Kassel – 100 days city-of-documenta

    Souterrain - Düsseldorf, Germany (from 10th of July)
    10 July 2014 at 12:00 am

  • Art’s Home is my Kassel – 100 days city-of-documenta

    Open-Air Premiere: MAKK - Musuem für Angwandte Künste (in case of bad weather: 21:30, Filmforum at the museum Ludwig) - Köln, Germany
    10 July 2014 at 9:00 pm

  • Art’s Home is my Kassel – 100 days city-of-documenta

    in the presence of the director, Bali at the Kulturbahnhof - Kassel, Germany
    11 July 2014 at 7:00 pm

  • Art’s Home is my Kassel – 100 days city-of-documenta

    Kino im Künstlerhaus - Hannover, Germany
    10 July 2014 – 13 July 2014

  • Art’s Home is my Kassel – 100 days city-of-documenta

    Werkstattkino e.V. - München, Germany
    12 July 2014 – 13 July 2014

  • Art’s Home is my Kassel – 100 days city-of-documenta

    Filmpalette - Köln, Germany (from 13rd of July)
    13 July 2014 at 12:00 am

  • Art’s Home is my Kassel – 100 days city-of-documenta

    Camera - Dortmund, Germany
    10 July 2014 – 16 July 2014

  • Art’s Home is my Kassel – 100 days city-of-documenta

    EISZEIT-Kino - Berlin, Germany
    10 July 2014 – 16 July 2014

  • Art’s Home is my Kassel – 100 days city-of-documenta

    Filmhaus - Saarbrücken, Germany
    10 July 2014 – 16 July 2014

  • Art’s Home is my Kassel – 100 days city-of-documenta

    Hackesche Höfe Kino - Berlin, Germany
    10 July 2014 – 16 July 2014

  • Art’s Home is my Kassel – 100 days city-of-documenta

    Mephisto - Ulm, Germany
    10 July 2014 – 16 July 2014

  • Art’s Home is my Kassel – 100 days city-of-documenta

    Kino im Künstlerhaus - Hannover, Germany
    16 July 2014 at 8:15 pm

  • Art’s Home is my Kassel – 100 days city-of-documenta

    Sputnik-Kino - Berlin (from 17th of July)
    17 July 2014 at 12:00 am

  • Art’s Home is my Kassel – 100 days city-of-documenta

    Thalia - Frankenberg, Germany (from 17th of July)
    17 July 2014 at 12:00 am

  • Art’s Home is my Kassel – 100 days city-of-documenta

    in presence of the directors, Thalia (tba) - Frankenberg
    17 July 2014 at 8:00 pm

  • Art’s Home is my Kassel – 100 days city-of-documenta

    Capitol - Witzenhausen, Germany
    18 July 2014 at 8:00 pm

  • Art’s Home is my Kassel – 100 days city-of-documenta

    in presence of the directors, Mal Seh'n - Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    20 July 2014 at 6:00 pm

  • Art’s Home is my Kassel – 100 days city-of-documenta

    Werkstattkino e.V. - München, Germany
    20 July 2014 at 6:30 pm

  • Art’s Home is my Kassel – 100 days city-of-documenta

    Kino im Künstlerhaus - Hannover, Germany
    19 July 2014 – 21 July 2014

  • Art’s Home is my Kassel – 100 days city-of-documenta

    Mal Seh'n - Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    17 July 2014 – 23 July 2014

  • Art’s Home is my Kassel – 100 days city-of-documenta

    in the presence of the directors, Sputnik-Kino (tba) - Berlin, Germany
    26 July 2014 at 8:00 pm

  • Art’s Home is my Kassel – 100 days city-of-documenta

    Manhattan-Kino - Erlangen, Germany
    24 July 2014 – 27 July 2014

  • Art’s Home is my Kassel – 100 days city-of-documenta

    Brotfabrik - Berlin, Germany
    17 July 2014 – 30 July 2014

  • Art’s Home is my Kassel – 100 days city-of-documenta

    Lichtblick-Kino - Berlin, Germany
    17 July 2014 – 30 July 2014

  • SWR2, 9. Juli 2014

    "Der Blick der Regisseurinnen ist dominiert von liebevoller, nachsichtiger Ironie, gepaart mit kurz aufscheinendem Sarkasmus. Offenbar kann man gar nicht anders auf dieses Phänomen blicken. Die Kasselaner selbst nehmen die Documenta hin. Sie wiessen, dass sie der Stadt Wohlstand schenkt. (...) Letztlich verbindet der Film ein nur leicht lokalpatriotisch eingefärbtes, aber sehr witziges Porträt der nordhessischen Provinzmetropole mit dem der Kunstwelt."

  • Süddeutsche Zeitung, 10. Juli 2014

    "Dass dieses Projekt Katrin und Susanne Heinz eine Herzensangelegenheit war, merkt man in jeder Minute ihrer wilden Doku über den Kasseler documenta-Zirkus. Die größte Stärke dieses lustigen Films ist es, dass die Regisseurinnen neben den Kunstschaffenden in ihrer Festival-Isolation auch den eher desinteressierten Kasselern und ihren Klagen über die Veranstaltung Gehör schenken. Wodurch die Schwestern Zweckmäßigkeit und Wesen der documenta immer schön widersprüchlich verhandeln."

  • Kölner Stadtanzeiger, 10. Juli 2014

    "Der Tonfall der unterhaltsamen Dokumentation ist launig, liebenswürdig und nicht ohne Humor. Es werden kluge Fragen Aufgeworfen, und die Atmosphäre einer Stadt im Ausnahmezustand wird eingefangen."