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An essay film about crowds, nationalism, and the loneliness of rollercoasters. Born in London to Polish immigrants and now living in Germany, Krzysztof Honowski is very confused by what is happening right now in the two countries that he comes from. Examining the roots of his own political disappointment Honowski, together with the German actress Laura Sundermann, attempts to create a narrative that “speaks for a generation”. This is of course impossible, and this parody of a grand narrative soon gets derailed by the small details of the everyday. Honowski and Sundermann’s narrator must instead confront their own cowardice, exhaustion, and disavowal.

Born in London in 1986, Krzysztof Honowski studied English Literature at the University of Cambridge, and completed his postgraduate studies in Art at the Slade School of Fine Art in London and the Academy of Media Arts (KHM) Cologne. He is a doctoral candidate in Art Theory at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. He has presented performances and exhibitions throughout Europe. These include 'Kustom Kar Kommandos Karaoke' (2015-16) at the Barbican London, Sound Acts Festival Athens, and a.m. London as well as 'And Now The Screen Is Struck By Lightning' at Tropez Berlin in 2019. Group presentations include Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Art Cologne, and Jewish Museum Berlin. In 2019 his short film 'Beasts Of No Nation' had its world premiere at the Ruhrtriennale and was selected for the Official German competition at the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen 2020. In 2021 the film was chosen by the German Short Film Association for their Emerging Artists programme. A new installation will be presented at Kunstverein Leverkusen in 2021.