Chto Delat
Founded in 2003 in Russia, Chto Delat is a collective of artists, critics, philosophers and writers combining art, activism and political theory. Their work examines the post-socialist condition and repressed Soviet histories through theatre, video, murals, installations, public campaigns and seminars. They have exhibited internationally at Museo Reina Sofía (Madrid), New Museum (New York), MUAC (Mexico City), Kadist (San Francisco), Secession (Vienna) and Centre Pompidou (Paris).
Filmography
Perestroika Songspiel (2008, instal), Partisan Songspiel (2009, instal), The Tower. A Songspiel (2010, instal), The Lesson on Dis-Consent (2011, instal), Museum Songspiel (2011, instal), Shivering with Iris (2013, instal), The Excluded (2014, instal), It Did Not Happen With Us, Yet. Safe Haven (2016, instal), One Night in Social Network (2019, instal), Canary Archive (2022, instal), Songs of Hope and Despair. Performed by Boot, Fish, Foxtail, Rainbow, Dead Drummer, Muse-Leaving-Germany and other agencies (2025)
More info: www.chtodelat.org
Chto Delat op IFFR
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Songs of Hope and Despair. Performed by Bundschuh, Fish, Fox Tail, Rainbow, Dead Drummer, Muse-Leaving Germany and by other agencies
Chto Delat | 82' | Germany | World premiere (festival)
Strangely costumed heroes long for a miracle in this absurdist lo-fi musical roadmovie by the Chto Delat collective.