The summer Tarkovsky retrospective is a tradition that has grown dear both to us and our audiences over the past 20 years. In July and August we are showing the seven feature films and one mid-length graduation film by Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky (1932–1986), whose monumental oeuvre continues to exert a lasting fascination.

In July, we are continuing our homage to documentary filmmaker Les Blank that started with the "The Archeology of Film" program shown as part of the Living Archive festival. We will be showing films from our collection that explore the cuisine, culture and music of the southern USA, including a portrait of blues legend Lightnin' Hopkins (USA 1968, 1.7.), J’AI ETE AU BAL/I WENT TO THE DANCE (USA 1989, 2.7.) about Louisiana's different musical styles and ode to garlic GARLIC IS AS GOOD AS TEN MOTHERS (USA 1980). On 3.7. we will be showing BURDEN OF DREAMS, Blank's making of for Werner Herzog's "Fitzcarraldo", an "unusual portrait of Herzog, caught in one of his wildest dreams." (Robert Ebert).

We are pleased to present five new DVD releases realized through "Living Archive": Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen’s avant-garde films RIDDLES OF THE SPHINX and AMY! (GB 1977 & 1980), Deepa Dhanrajs pioneering film-political work KYA HUA IS SHAHAR KO? (What Has Happened to this City?, India, 1986), Philip Scheffner’s THE HALFMOON FILES and DAY OF THE SPARROW (Germany 2007 & 2010), a DVD featuring classics of queer cinema by Sheila McLaughlin and Lynne Tillman (INSIDE OUT, COMMITTED and SHE MUST BE SEEING THINGS, USA 1976–84) and the cinematic oeuvre of the Berlin filmmaker, photographer, networker, story and image collector Riki Kalbe with a total of 15 films from 1976 to 1998. The Arsenal cinema will be showing all films from July 2-7 (for program details please see arsenal cinema / program).

We are pleased to present five new DVD releases realized through "Living Archive": Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen’s avant-garde films RIDDLES OF THE SPHINX and AMY! (GB 1977 & 1980), Deepa Dhanrajs pioneering film-political work KYA HUA IS SHAHAR KO? (What Has Happened to this City?, India, 1986), Philip Scheffner’s THE HALFMOON FILES and DAY OF THE SPARROW (Germany 2007 & 2010), a DVD featuring classics of queer cinema by Sheila McLaughlin and Lynne Tillman (INSIDE OUT, COMMITTED and SHE MUST BE SEEING THINGS, USA 1976–84) and the cinematic oeuvre of the Berlin filmmaker, photographer, networker, story and image collector Riki Kalbe with a total of 15 films from 1976 to 1998. The Arsenal cinema will be showing all films from July 2-7 (for program details please see arsenal cinema / program).