Magical History Tour – (Un)real Interventions

From screwball comedy to structural film, from a Georgian debut to an in-between realm in southeast Asia: with an eclectic selection of six films, the Magical History Tour offers up a kaleidoscopic series of different artistic interventions, some visible, other invisible, which create seamless transitions between real worlds and unreal universes. The focus here is less on the famous/notorious dream sequence that serves as a classic entry point into fantastical realms and more on other approaches: temporal manipulation, stylized sound, dramatic use of color, narrative sleight of hand or everyday objects that make the otherwise impenetrable wall between film reality and the world of magic porous. (Milena Gregor)