GO AND TALK TO YOUR GOVERNMENT

Go and talk to your government is a short film by Amanda Piña and Daniel Zimmermann about the foundation of the Austrian Ministry for Movement Affairs (BmfB). Inspired by interviews with leaders of indigenous peoples in South America and the advice of a member of the Awajun tribe in the Peruvian Amazon, nadaproductions saw the need to open a new ministry in Austria, devoted exclusively to movement affairs. After intense negotiations with the government nadaproductions international managed to institute the first Ministry for Movement Affairs in world history. The current structure of the Ministry has existed since 8 June 2009. It is responsible for supporting, overseeing and protecting the existence of the free movement of bodies in space and also for supporting initiatives that promote the transformation of coded patterns of movement in society. The main task of the Ministry is to promote the intrinsic potential of movement as a means of expanding consciousness.

DISTRIBUTION

World Sales & Production: nadaproductions

World Premiere: Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur

Oficial Webside: BMfB.at

FESTIVALS

PRESENTATIONS

2014 BMfB Presentation and site specific movement research, in the context of a symposium about cultural policies with the main political parties of Finland, Baltic Circle Festival Helsinki BMfB Presentation and encounter with the members of the local initiative for a Galician Ministry for Movement Affairs, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Santiago de Compostela  BMfB 5 Years Celebration, Presidential Palace Hofburg, ImpulsTanzFestival, Vienna (Austria) Alhondiga Centro de Ocio y Cultura, with the participation of the vasque political representatives for dance, arts and culture, Encuentro Nuevas Formas Escénicas, Bilbao (Spain), Escuela de Artes de Yucatán, BMfB ministerial presentation and foundation of the INAM, Mexican Institute of Movement Affairs, Yucatán (Mexico), BMfB Ministerial presentation, Festival Station for Contemporary Dance, Belgrade (Serbia), City Hall.

2013 Madrid (Spain), La casa Encendida, BMfB Ministerial presentation. Oberwart (Austria), The BMfB presents its programs to the local politicians from Burgenland, Burgenland Tanzt. Zurich (Switzerland), Screening »Bewegung Ist Unser Kapital« Hauptbahnhof Zurich, Festival Zurich Tanz. Zurich (Switzerland), Presentation BMfB Suporting the EDFB initiative, Schiffbau Foyer, Zurich Tanz. Zurich (Switzerland), Presentation BMfB Suporting the EDFB initiative, Schiffbau Foyer, Zurich Tanz. Barcelona (Spain), Mercat de les Flors, Secció Irregular, Screening of the film »Go and Talk to Your Government«.

2012 Winterthur (Switzerland), Film premiere »Go and Talk to Your Government« Kurzfilmtage Festival. Skopje (Macedonia), BMfB Ministerial Presentation at the Balkan Art/Dance Funding meeting in presence of the politicians and cultural agents from the Balkan region, France and Turkey. Nomad Dance Advocates.Vienna (Austria), BMfB Ministerial presentation at the Opening of the Austrian Pavillion, Choreographic Platform Austria.

CREDITS

Writen & directed by Amanda Piña & Daniel Zimmermann In collaboration with Meinhard Rauchensteiner Cinematography Andreas Kreimaier, Amanda Piña, Daniel Zimmermann Editing Daniel Zimmermann Music Christian Dergarabedian Sounddesign Daniel Fritz Color correction Andi Winter Subtitles Magdalena Schlesinger Translation Axel Fussi Graphic Design  Thomas Rhyner Production Manager Daniel Zimmermann Cast Wahiné Tobua, Amhe Ebú, Julian Ukuncham Yampis , Dr. Heinz Fischer, Mag. Meinhard Rauchensteiner, Peter Pakesch, Armin Engl, Heinz Hufnagl, Walter Heun, Franz Alexejew, Jürgen Weishäupl, Dir. Mag. Alexander Götz, Dr. Sabine Haag, Sigrid Gareis, Dr. Christian Brandstätter