“Die Geträumten” (The Dreamed Ones): Screening & Discussion
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April 20, 2026 | 6:30 PM
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Join us for a screening of Die Geträumten (The Dreamed Ones) by Austrian filmmaker Ruth Beckermann, presented as part of our series “Today is an Impossible Day For Me: Bachmann at 100” honoring Austrian literary icon Ingeborg Bachmann. The evening will include a post-screening discussion on Bachmann’s life and legacy with Asma Abbas and Nick Pinkerton.
About the Film
Centered on the correspondence between Austrian writer Ingeborg Bachmann and Romanian-born poet Paul Celan, Die Geträumten explores the emotional terrain of love, distance, and intellectual intimacy in postwar Vienna. Their letters, brought to life by actors in a recording studio, reveal a relationship shaped by longing, tension, and historical rupture. As past and present intertwine, the film captures how language, memory, and desire blur across time—placing Austrian literary history at its emotional and cultural core.
About the Speakers
Asma Abbas is Professor of Politics and Philosophy and Director of Transdisciplinary and Experimental Studies at Bard College at Simon’s Rock. Her work engages political theory, aesthetics, and anti-colonial thought through interdisciplinary practice. She is the author of Liberalism and Human Suffering and Another Love, and has led numerous international academic and artistic initiatives. Abbas’s research explores form, method, and political experience across contexts, contributing to contemporary debates on ethics, education, and worldmaking.
Nick Pinkerton is a Cincinnati-born, Brooklyn-based critic and writer focused on film and moving-image art. His work has appeared in leading publications including Artforum, Sight & Sound, and The Guardian. He is editor-at-large of Metrograph Journal and author of several monographs, including a study on Austrian director Ruth Beckermann. His screenplay for The Sweet East premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, and he is currently completing a critical biography of Jean Eustache.