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CAN and Me

director: Michael P. Aust, Tessa Knapp

original title: CAN and Me

country: Germany

year: 2022

running time: 85 min.

synopsis

Narrated by Irmin Schmidt, a member of krautrock legends Can, the film touches on a number of stories: not just the band that influenced the development of experimental rock and the gravitation towards electronic music. The experience of the Nazi era commanded post-1945 Germany to reject the music of romantic and patriotic pathos so exploited by nationalism. It had to start again: but did anyone know that the research into electronic technologies was preparing a new era of club music, of media sound, of the audiovisual world? Schmidt also talks about his solo work, and there is no shortage of statements by great musical figures.

biography

Tessa Knapp (born 1981) studied Media Art at KHM in Cologne and now creates site-specific installations, video art and experimental films.

Michael P. Aust (born 1965) is a curator, cultural events organizer and documentary producer with a focus on the intersection of music and film.

more about film

director:	Michael P. Aust, Tessa Knapp
producer:	Michael P. Aust
script:	Sarah Schygulla
photography:	Tessa Knapp
editing:	Henning Marquass
music:	Markus Aust

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