5º Festival Internacional de Cine Social de Concordia

Muy contentos de participar en el Festival!Very happy to join the festival!

ko&digital International Film Festival

our documentary will be screened at 3 of july at the ko&digital International Film Festival for social cinema, we are very happy!

estamos muy ilusionados porque nuestro documental será proyectado el 3 de julio en el ko&digital Festival Internacional de cine solidario

20:30 h
c/Indústria, 59
Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, Barcelona

Promo: Keep Counting Ants

3' promo for our documentary Keep Counting Ants by Monika Rühle

watch promo

Documental Seguir Contando Hormigas en encuentros y festivales de arte:

El documental Seguir Contando Hormigas se ha paseado por varios lugares y festivales, entre ellos ha estado en
Matadero Madrid, encuentro con artistas de AVAM, Monika Rühle
Martos, Festival de Arte Airearte, encuentro con Monika Rühle 19.5.2013
Museo Provincial de Jaén, encuentro con la artista Monika Rühle, exposición Sedimentos del Colectivo Metáfora 11.4.2014

biografy of the director: Monika Rühle

Monika is currently making documenaries, creating video art and working in stage and costume design. Born in Stuttgart, Germany into a multicultural family with a German father and Spanish mother, Monika has an extensive professional career. After graduating from high school in Stuttgart she moved to Spain to successfully complete Fine Arts in Granada University and Barcelona University, where she specialized in Printmaking. Afterwards she continued her studies in Madrid. First, at the Royal School of Drama where she graduated in Stage Design; and later on, at the TAI School where she studied Graphic Design. She furthered her education in Video Edition and Postproduction at IMEFE School and in Documentary at HDM El Submarino in Madrid.

While working as a teacher at the ARCIS University in Santiago de Chile during the years 1994 and 1995 she travelled extensively around South America, especially visiting Chile, Argentina, Bolivia and Peru.

She has also created more than 60 exhibitions and theatrical projects in Germany, France, Portugal, Sweden, Chile and Spain.

She constantly collaborates with a theatre group called “Contando Hormigas” (Counting Ants), which, interesting enough, is made up of visually impaired actors.

She also works with the cultural association “La Casa Colorada” (The red house) making visible social and cultural proyects by documentaries and video art.

www.lacasacolorada.org

FILMOGRAFY

https://vimeo.com/user14664449/videos

VIDEO CREATIONS FOR MUSICALS AND THEATER PLAYS

K (60’ 2013),
Las Visiones de Hildegard (26’ 2012),

Radio Music Show (90’ 2012),

Mañana voy yo difícil (70’ 2007)

La Pesadilla Navideña (180’ 1998)

VIDEO ART

Insel der Jugend (6’ 2014),  El Equilibrista (6’ 2013), Las Visiones (4’ 2013), Alfred’s Song (2’ 2013), Victoria’s Song (2’ 2013), Udo’s Song (2’ 2013), El Acróbata (3’ 2012),  Vámonos de Chavela Vargas (1’ 2012), Gaspar y su Doppelgänger (2’ 2012), Mi isla se hunde (3’ 2011), Misterio de la Leche (3’ 2001), Hostal Roca 1995-2001 (5’ 2002), Flut (4’ 2002), Mi Barriga (8’ 1999), Insect xQ (8’ 1997), Hostal Roca (30’ 1996).

DOCUMENTARY

Seguir Contando Hormigas Keep Counting Ants (30’ 2012)

https://vimeo.com/73691704

Ten Cuidado con lo que deseas Beware about your wishes (50’ 2011)

http://cuidadocontusdeseos.blogspot.com.es

Compartir Nuestra Piel Share our skin (60’ 2009-2012)

http://compartirnuestrapiel.blogspot.com

https://vimeo.com/album/2525527

Mujeres Especiales Special women (20’ 2010-2012)

https://vimeo.com/album/2525522

EXHIBITION AMBIT AND AWARDS

Monika has created several videos to be projected in theater plays and musicals. Her videos have been shown at theaters, art galleries and museums. Her video “mi barriga” (my belly) was shown in a TVE program in Metropolis on "the body fluids" and they offered a special program about her in Vallecas Telek.

Monika has received numerous awards in print-making, installation, set design, characterization and design of theatrical costumes.

www.monikaruhle.com

Synopsis

The Theatre Company Counting Ants comes from Madrid and is formed by two blind actresses and an extraordinary group of people. They staged Hildegard’s Visions a contemporanean theatre play about Hildegard von Bingen, a German abbess from the 12^th century. She was physician, music composer, diplomatic and visionary.

With this documentary we enter in the private moments of the group, the rehearselings, the preparation of the set. We know deeply all the members and their desires. We see the whole process of creation of the piece, the premiere and vibe with the applause and commentaries of the public.

Credits

Keep Counting Ants…

…or how was staged the show “Hildegard’s Visions” with two blind actresses.

A documentary film by Mónika Rühle.

Hildegard von Bingen, German abbess from the 12th Century was a theologian, music composer, physician, writer, diplomatic and visionary.  

Contando Hormigas (Counting Ants) is a theatre group from Madrid with blind actresses, directed by Ignacio Calvache.

From its creation in 2004, the group has staged 5 shows. 

With the team of the theatre group Counting Ants. 

Mariu del Amo, actress.

Mamen Martín, actress.

Werner Glaser, musician and actor.

Ignacio Calvache, director and playwright.

Antonio Duque, set designer.

Tomi Osuna, lighting and photography.

Monika Rühle, costume design and video proyeccions.