Seminar 6: 18 - 20 May 2023

18^th of May: Vulcano

MORNING

Tbc: Ferry to Vulcano

11:00-16.30: Filmshoot of conversation on economic production conditions, non-human layer, the volcano, audio recordings (atmo), (Shots with Katharina)

Student-led session by Saverio Cantoni

Walk led by Claudia Medeiros

Tbc: Ferry to Salina

EVENING

21.00-22:30: Dinner - wrap-up of the day

19^th of May

MORNING

10:30-12:00: face-to-faces (mid-term evaluations)

10:00-13:00: Additional Filmshoot, with Katharina, miscellaneous

AFTERNOON

14:30-15:00: Student-led session Weronika Zalewska

15:00-16:00: Student-led session Ian Nolan

16:30-17:30: Walk led by Daniël van der Giessen

17:30-20:00: Viewing of recorded material

+ quick update with Nikos on blurb, image and title

EVENING

21.00-22:30: Continuation

20^th of May

MORNING

10:30-11:00: Walk led by Till Langschied 

11:00-12:00: Revisiting the tool box, exercise on skills

12.00-13.00: Student lead session Anastasia Nefedova

AFTERNOON

14.30-20:00: Planning, Montage, Sketches for NIDA, Final Form discussion,

Meeting with Nikos and Peter for updates on Summit, locations and preparations.

EVENING

21.00-22:30: Recap, Wrap up und Prep up

Seminar 5: 19 - 21 April 2023

Bibliography:

• The company she keeps: a conversation with Céline Condorelli and Avery F. Gordon part 1 +2
• Celine Condorelli - TOO CLOSE TO SEE: NOTES ON FRIENDSHIP, A CONVERSATION WITH JOHAN FREDERIK HARTLE
• Aesthetic inheritances, history worked by hand - Bell Hooks
• Mediated Monologues - Mason Leaver-Yap

Chronicles: Tomer Fruchter and Gabriel Acevedo

19^th of April

MORNING

10:00-11:00: Presentation „Dispositifs of Touching“ by Leire Vergara

11:00-11:30: Discussion in relation to texts

11:30-12:30: Presentation MUMMYTHEDADDY by Leon Filter

12.30-13:00: Discussion in relation to texts

AFTERNOON

14:00-15:00: Recap, watching the first edit, listen to music/sounds and discuss locations.

15:00-19:00: Writing exercises

Each bring a personal photo that is 20 years old and a song that connects to the image

EVENING

20.00-22:00: Dark Matter Cinema Tarot Session /Film Screening

20^th of April

MORNING

10:00-13:00: face 2 faces + writing

Short writing exercises proposed by students for the group

With Leire: Weronika, Claudia, Saverio

With Leon: Anastasia, Savva, Daniël

AFTERNOON

14:00-19:00: face 2 faces + writing

With Leire: Tomer, Ian, Daniël, Savva

With Leon: Weronika, Tomer, Gabriel

EVENING

20.00-22:00: Evaluations session

Collective DJ session  (everyone proposes 3 songs for playlist)

21^st of April film shooting

MORNING

10:00-11:00: Walk Till Langschied

11:00-12:00: Student lead session Anastasia Nefedova

12.00-13.00: Student lead session Weronika Zalewska

AFTERNOON

14.00-15:00: Walk Daniël van der Giessen 

15:00-19:00: Film shooting

EVENING

20.00-22:00: Film Screening

Recap, Wrap up und Prep up

Seminar 4: 8 - 10 March 2023

Bibliography:

- “Coalition Building: Black Audio Film Collective and Transnational Post-Colonialism” by Okwui Enwezor
 - "All Incomplete" by Stefano Harney and Fred Moten, chapter 1
-  "Revolutions in Reverse" by David Graeber's, chapter Revolutions in Reverse
- “Toward an Anarchist Film Theory: Reflections on the Politics of Cinema”,
Nathan Jun

Chronicles: Ian and Weronika

8^th of March

MORNING

10:00-12:00: Presentation by Louis Henderson in the framework of the Seminar lead by Kodwo Eshun and Louis Henderson on DUB cinema

12:00-13:00: Discussion

AFTERNOON

14:00-16:00: Presentation by Kodwo Eshun in the framework of the Seminar lead by Kodwo Eshun and Louis Henderson on DUB cinema

16:00-17:30: Discussion

17:30-18:30: Wrap up

EVENING

20.00-22:00: Film screening

9^th of March

MORNING

10:00-11:45: Reflection on our ways of working + planning the continuation of the shooting

11.45-13.00: Savva student lead session / Shooting

AFTERNOON

14:00-17:00: Shooting

17:00-18:00: Viewing + feedback

18:00 - 19:00: COOP SUMMIT 2023 locations meeting by Nikos & Peter

EVENING 

20.00-22:00: Film screening

10^th of March

MORNING

10:00-11:15: Daniel ~ student lead session in connection to the film

11.15-13.00: Gabriel ~ student lead session in connection to the film

AFTERNOON

14.00-15:00: Walk by Savva and Ian in connection to the film

15.00-17:00: Shooting

17:00-18:00: Wrap up

EVENING

20.00-22:00: Film screening

Seminar 2 & 3: 14 - 19 January 2023

Bibliography:

- "The Devil Gril from Mars - why I write science fiction" by Octavia Butler
- "Parable of the Sower“ Chapter 3 by Octavia Butler
- "All incomplete" Chapter 1 by Stefano Harney and Fred Moten
- Conversation on friendship with Avery Gordon and Celine Condorelli
- “Socialism, a Life Cycle“ Pages 1-12 by Regis Debrais 
- "Revolutions in Reverse" from Graeber's book “Revolutions in Reverse”

Chronicles:
Daniel van der Giessen and Savva Dudin

14^th of January

MORNING

10:00-10:30: Presentation tools for toolbox

10:30-11:30: BUILDING A SET preparation for wood workshop exercise + reading and discussion of Condorelli interviews

11.30-13.00: BUILDING A SET preparation for wood workshop exercise

AFTERNOON

14:00-15:00: Walk Weronika Zalewska and Anastasia Nefedova

15:00 -19:00: WOOD WORKSHOP

EVENING

20.00-22:00: Film screening

15th^th of January

MORNING

10:30-12:00: Student lead session Till Langschied

12.00-13.00: Student lead session Claudia Medeiros

AFTERNOON

14:00-15:00: Walk Saverio Cantoni and Gabriel Acevedo

15:00-19:00: Discussion of the texts

EVENING

20.00-22:00: Film screening

16^th of January

MORNING

10:30-12:00: Student lead session Savva Dudin

12.00-13.00: Student lead session Tomer Fruchter

AFTERNOON

14.00-17:00: Walk and face2face

17:00-18:00: WOOD WORKSHOP

EVENING

20.00-22:00: Film screening

17^th of January

MORNING

10:30-12:00: SCRIPT WRITING preparation for film exercise

12.00-13.00: SCRIPT WRITING preparation for film exercise 

AFTERNOON

14.00-16:00: SCRIPT WRITING exercise

16:00-18:00: Discussion of the texts

EVENING

20.00-22:00: Film screening

18^th of January

MORNING

10:30-12:00: FILMING EXERCISE

12.00-13.00: FILMING EXERCISE

AFTERNOON

14.00-15:00: Walk

16:00-18:00: FILMING EXERCISE

EVENING

20.00-22:00: Film and drinks

19^th of January

MORNING

10:30-12:00: FILMING EXERCISE

12.00-13.00: FILMING EXERCISE

AFTERNOON

14.00-17:00: Discussion of the texts

17:00-18:00: Embroidery exercise

EVENING

20.00-22:00: Wrap-up

Seminar 1: 22 - 24 November 2022

Bibliography:

Against Competition by Marc Fisher (2006)

Code of Contact by FAC (Feminist Autonomous Center for Research Collective) (2021)

What is Anarchism by David Graeber (2009)

The Formation of the Local Councils by Omar Aziz (2012)

22^th of November, TUESDAY

MORNING

10:30-11:30: Introduction to COOP by Marwa Arsanios, Leire Vergara and Leon Filter

11.30-13.00: Presentation by Marwa Arsanios

AFTERNOON

14:00-19:00: Presentation of participants’ work (20 min per person, you can choose to present a project you are working on at the moment, or something that is relevant to the COOP, or an older project that gives a good idea of your practice) 

EVENING 

20.30-22:30: Film screening

23^th of November, WEDNESDAY

MORNING

10:30-12:00: Presentation by Leon Filter

12.00-13.00: CineZines - collective viewing of tools and introduction of chronicles as toolbox

AFTERNOON

14:00-15:00: Collective Walk - Arnhem Community Gardens

15:00-19:00: Discussion of the texts Against Competition, Code of Contact, What is Anarchism? and The Formation of the Local Councils and discussion, with collective textile-diagram-mapping.

EVENING

20.30-22:30: Film screening

24^th of November, THURSDAY

MORNING

10:30-12:00: Presentation by Leire Vergara

12.00-13.00: Continuation of the discussion of the texts

AFTERNOON

14.00-17:00: Collective walk and exercise - rotation and contact – Sonsbeek

17:00-18:00: Organizational tasks and plans (budget and how we want to spend it)

EVENING 

20.30-22:30: Film screening

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