BODY + ART

In 1965, Gunter Brus, the artist, performed in the streets of Vienna and was stopped by the police.
A review of that performance or action with Gunter Brus himself and Peter Weibel, Eva Badura Trischka and Yves Michaud.
An opportunity to understand what was happening in the 60ties and 70ties in Austria and Germany with artists using their body in their art as Gunter Brus, Peter Weibel but also Joseph Beuys and others.

  • Fatma Zohra Zamoum
    Director
  • Fatma Zohra Zamoum
    Writer
  • Fatma Zohra Zamoum
    Producer
  • Gunter Brus
    Key Cast
    "as himself"
  • Peter Weibel
    Key Cast
    "as himself"
  • Eva Badura Triska
    Key Cast
    "as herself"
  • Yves Michaud
    Key Cast
    "as himself"
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Feature
  • Genres:
    History, Art history, Nazism, Artwork
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 13 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    March 1, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    200,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Algeria
  • Country of Filming:
    Austria, France, Germany
  • Language:
    English, French, German
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, Red, HDV, HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Fatma Zohra Zamoum

Fatma Zohra Zamoum is a scriptwriter, director and a producer.
She was born in Bordj-Ménaiel in the north of Algeria. After attending the Fine Arts School in Algiers (1985–1988), she went to Paris where she graduated in Art History and Cinematography and Audiovisual Studies from the Sorbonne in 1995.
She lives since then in Algiers and Paris.
Z’har (2009) is Zamoum's first feature film, depicting scenes from the violence Algeria experienced in the 1990s. In 2005, she directed a short film La Pelote de Laine and has also authored several books including Comment j'ai fumé tous mes livres (2006). In 2009 she directed a documentary on Sembene Ousmane work, named Le docker noir, Sembene Ousmane.
In 2011, she directed and produced a second feature film Kedach Ethabni (How Big Is Your Love) and in 2014 she directed and produced a historical docu drama for algerian television.
Since then she is working on new projects among them two films in postproduction: BODY + ART, a documentary on artists in the 60ties and 70ties and PARKOUR(S) aka RESET a feature narrative film.
She has co-created in 2008 a production and distribution company named Z et Compagnie Productions (Boumerdes, Algeria).

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Director Statement

BODY + ARTis a documentary I am working on since more than ten years. I took my time as no fundings were attached.
And now it is finished :-)