H A Z E  C I T Y by Nina E. Schönefeld

H A Z E C I T Y

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HD video, 32:57, color, with sound, by Nina E. Schönefeld Written, Edited & Directed NINA E. SCHÖNEFELD Director of Photography VALENTIN GIEBEL Sound & Music CARLOS PABLO VILLAMIZAR / Special thanks to DJ HELL Starring DARIA PRYDYBAILO / ANUSCHKA SABOTTKA / PIA WERNER / NATASCHA SABOTTKA / MIA EBBIGHAUSEN / GABRIEL D. DOUCET DONIDA / ESTHER HARRISON / KESCHIA ZIMBINGA / ANA DOSSANTOS / ÄNNI LEE JONES / CHANTAL HOUNTONDJI / NINA PHILIPP / LILY CLERMONT / LUKA BERTHOLD / MILO BARSAN / LENNARD KAISER / FALKO NICKEL / STEVE MORELL / MAGDA WOLLEH / LUCIE SCHÖNEFELD / MARTHA WILKING / ARON SCHARABI / DAVID BECKER / EMIL VON GWINNER The video work H A Z E C I T Y refers to the current discussion of climate change and what might happen in the coming years. The film raises the question: To what extent is it legitimate to use violence to force a necessary shift in order to prevent irreversible climate change? The philosopher Slovoj Zizek predicts that due to the shortness of time left, a radicalization of environmental activism is going to happen. Other references in the video include theories of Swedish environmental scientist Andreas Malm and environmental activist Greta Thunberg, both of whom point to the urgency of changing society by 2030. H A Z E C I T Y deals with the act of resistance in general and with the unbroken fighting spirit of political activists all over the world. The film points to historical sources for example to the German 68 movement and the American Weather Underground movement. The story of the video is set in the year 2027. A toxic fog often appears due to extreme pollution in cities. The film heroine Leocadia Haze is a lawyer who represents environmental activists in court. During the night, Leocadia is out in the city looking for her little sister Nikita, who has allegedly gone into hiding. Nikita has joined a radical environmental organization that threatens violence to achieve its goals.

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