About Narration (1975) (Ingemo Engström und Harun Farocki). Materials, Comments, Interventions, ed. Sezgin Boynik and Tom Holert

Edited and introduced by Sezgin Boynik and Tom Holert, this book focuses on About Narration [Erzählen], a 1975 essay film directed by Ingemo Engström and Harun Farocki.

It includes the film’s script alongside the historical documents related to its making and Farocki’s previously unpublished theoretical and programmatic essay on the film. The publication also includes a retrospective essay by Ingemo Engström on the film’s political and artistic background.

Volker Pantenburg’s detailed elaboration of the conditions of its making, alongside Boynik and Holert’s concluding remarks, further contextualizes the film. The interview with Cathy Porter on Larisa Reisner, a heroine of About Narration, gives an overview of the life of a militant writer who inspired Engström and Farocki.

Designed by Ott Kagovere, the book is published in collaboration with the Harun Farocki Institut. It can be ordered either directly from Rab Rab’s website or through Rab Rab’s distributors. We are grateful to the Kone Foundation for supporting the project.

Ingemo Engström/Harun Farocki
About Narration (1975). Materials, Comments, Interventions
Rab 36
Edited by Sezgin Boynik and Tom Holert
Translation: Tom Holert
Proofreading: Amanda Gomez / Elsa de Seynes
Design: Ott Kagovere
Design assistance: Mariliis Tarja
Printer: Tallinn Book Printers
ISBN 978-952-65183-9-8
80 pages, color illustrations
Size: 20 x 12,5 cm
Prize: € 14,00