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Screening // Flash of a Dream
17 June @ 16:00
DKK90
Screening // 16:00
Jacob A. Riis (1849-1914) emigrated from Denmark to America in 1870, where he settled in New York.
Here, in the years around the turn of the century, he depicted and photographed the conditions of the poorest in the city’s slums. His searching direct style was something completely new at the time and became a breakthrough for documentary photojournalism. Today, Riis is one of the best-known Danes in the United States.
Robert Michael Fox’s documentary ‘Flash of a Dream’ tells the story of the pioneering photographer and follows in his footsteps in the streets of his hometown Ribe (in Jutland) and New York. Riis’ original photos are supplemented by old film footage, and the poetic image flow is carried forward by the main character’s own words on the audio side – recited by the actor Peter Stormare.
Director: Robert Michael Fox
Denmark 2001. 35mm. 55min. English dialogue
Get you tickets here: https://www.dfi.dk/cinemateket/biograf/filmserier/serie/copenhagen-photo-festival#all