ZUM VERGLEICH a film by Harun Farocki

"I wanted to propose a film that contributes to the concept of labor. A film that compares labor in a traditional society, for example, in Africa, with an early industrial society, like in India, and a highly industrial one in Europe. House construction is the subject of comparison." The smallest unit of this kind of labor, on which Harun Farocki's film ZUM VERGLEICH (By Comparison, 2009) exclusively concentrates, is the brick. The film's title imparts an essential aspect: Farocki merely offers material – the task of comparing lies with the spectator. ZUM VERGLEICH – new at arsenal distribution – will celebrate its premiere on August 28 at Arsenal in the presence of the director. The film will be shown at fsk-Kino in Berlin-Kreuzberg starting on September 3.