Klaus W. Eisenlohr and richfilm productions share news and documents from upcoming and past events.

Urban Research: For Directors Lounge 2012 in Februray, I will post here images and links from the submissions to Urban Research. This shall be a source for networking and inspiration, it is not a list of final decisions of the program.
http://www.quarknova.com/girichit/ Giri translates as ‘duty’ in Japanese, but the concept is in fact far more complicated. Giri is a sort of interpersonal political capital that informs careers, family relations, and much more. Its presence and flow is palpable in Japan, where this film was shot. A “giri chit” then may be a hypothetical voucher for this intangible flow (with a tip of the cap to Thomas Pynchon’s “Vineland”). via www.quarknova.com

http://www.quarknova.com/girichit/

Giri translates as ‘duty’ in Japanese, but the concept is in fact far more complicated. Giri is a sort of interpersonal political capital that informs careers, family relations, and much more. Its presence and flow is palpable in Japan, where this film was shot. A “giri chit” then may be a hypothetical voucher for this intangible flow (with a tip of the cap to Thomas Pynchon’s “Vineland”).

via www.quarknova.com