On 29 May 2005, the Werkstatt Junge Akademie takes place at Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Germany. At 17:30 CET the festival features an event, screening short films by Paul Leyton. Part of the program is the short animation film a throwaway coincidence that determined everything (2004) by Paul Leyton (film, animation) and Rozalie Hirs (poetry, voice, composition). This film was made in 2004 during the Internationale Sommerakademie, Rüdersdorf, at the invitation of the Akademie der Künste, Berlin. In 2004 Hirs and Leyton were both artist-in-residence at the Akademie der Künste as Stipendiat der Jungen Akademie. The photo above shows the protagonist from Leyton and Hirs’ short film a throwaway coincidence that determined everything (2004), the little thistle.

Starts: 2005-5-29
Door time: 17:30 CET
Location: Akademie der Künste (Saal 2), Hanseatenweg 10, Berlin, Germany
Authors: Paul Leyton (film, animation) and Rozalie Hirs (poetry, voice, composition)