#meeting notes

Chronopolis (1982) Piotr Kamler

meet with the artist, notes:

screening during Timeless Film Festival in Warsaw

⚪ opowieść o kuli we wszechświecie

⚫ a story of a sphere in the universe

⚪ a wzięło się to z zachwytu nad geometrycznymi kształtami, jakie dwa kolory piasku robią, przemieszawszy się w pudełeczku, które się traca

⚫ for which the idea came from a love of geometric figures, and also shapes that arise from mixing two colours of sand in a small box and flicking that box

⚪ atomy, kulki, materia, czas

⚫ atoms, spheres, matter, time

⚪ z czego ta kulka jest urocza i plastyczna, bardziej jak piłka

⚫ but the sphere in the story is cute and malleable and springy, more like a ball

⚪ plastyczna i skoczna i zmienna w przeciwieństwie do nieśmiertelnych zamieszkujących Chronopolis, twardzi, ze skały, niemalże nieruchomi, niezmienni

⚫ it's malleable and springy and CHANGEABLE as opposed to the immortal inhabitants of Chronopolis; they're hard, made as if from stone, almost immobile, a constant

⚪ gotowi odejść na rzecz tańca i przemijalności?

⚫ but they're ready to leave and make room for dance and contingency?

⚪ przepiękne rzeźby Kamlera

⚫ the figures are really beautiful, Kamler's that is

⚪ w czasie robienia filmu cała pracowania zawalona figurami i makietami

⚫ when the film was being made, his whole workshop was overfilled with figures and elements of the set

⚪ Krystyna Kamler odpowiedzialna za strój marionetki

⚫ Krystyna Kamler made the marionette's costume

⚪ opowiadała, że te rzeźby wzięły się z potrzeby jej męża do robienia rzeczy rękoma

⚫ she told us how she thinks that her husband makes figures because he just need something to do with his hands

⚪ na co on zaprzeczył, że to ma bardziej ideologiczny wymiar (nie nazwał tego tak), tj. reklamy i wszystko komputerowo tworzone w ciągłym ruchu, a animacja ma za sobą stałość, zatrzymanie

⚫ to which he disagreed that there's a more idealogical (he didn't use that word ofc) reason behind his drive, i.e. in opposition to the constant movement of ads and computer made films; where behind animation there is lack of movement, a stop

⚪ rzeźby i animacja, a rysunek; obok projektów zawsze, ale nie częścią "dzieła"

⚫ making figures and stop animation vs drawing; besides his animation projects there were always drawings but as a kind of antithesis, never part of the actual project

⚪ ale robił też animacje komputerowe

⚫ but he also did start doing computer animation

⚪ szczególnie że to pozwalało działać bez większego finansowanie, projekty mniejsze, łatwiejsze do robienia samemu

⚫ especially since this allowed him to work on a tighter budget, without waiting for financing, allowing him to work alone easier

⚪ bo właściwie sam zrobił Chronopolis przez 4-5 lat i jak ktoś z widowni go spytał o inspiracje, to powiedział, że unika inspiracji jak może, że niczego nie oglądał

⚫ because he liked working alone and he made Chronopolis by himself in 4-5 years; when a member of the audience asked him about his inspirations, he said that he avoids all and any inspirations

⚪ co mnie osobiście rozbawiło, bo chwilę potem opowiadał, że kompozytorzy eksperymentalni (Pierre Schaeffer, Iannis Xenakis, Luc Ferrari) pracowali po swojemu i trudno było się z nimi dogadać

⚫ which was funny because he soon said that working with experimental composers (like Pierre Schaeffer, Iannis Xenakis, Luc Ferrari) was difficult because they did their own thing and there wasn't really real cooperation

⚪ mówił, że Luc Ferrari właściwie skomponował ścieżkę do Chronopolis po fakcie, ale że zaproponował coś, co właściwie oddawało wizję Kamlera, przyjął to

⚫ he admitted that Luc Ferrari composed the score after the animation was finished but since he proposed a sth that was in line with Kamler's own idea for the film, he accepted it

⚪ ktoś inny spytał o kwestię narracji przez Michaela Lonsdale'a, na co Kamler powiedział po prostu, że to nie w tym filmie

⚫ someone else asked about the Michael Lonsdale narration thing to which Kamler replied that it was not a thing for this move

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Jennifer Hayden links the key event that happened on July 7, 2017 to help explain Trump’s motive for concealing his meetings with Putin! 

Trump’s White House was informed by the NYTimes that they were running a story on the Trump Tower Russia meeting. Exposing #RussiaGate

Afterwards, Trump “confiscated the interpreter’s notes and instructed her not to brief anyone on the discussions with Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov” at the G20  #RussiaCoverup

At the G20 dinner, Trump was flashing gang signs at Putin

Subpoena the Interpreters. What else is Trump hiding?

When you watch the clip, notice German Chancellor Angela Merkel practically gets whiplash as she turns to see how Putin is responding to Trump’s signals. Take a look, and then jump below to see why this clip has taken on new significance.

As it turns out, perhaps Trump’s eagerness to get Vlad’s attention wasn’t simply because he admired Putin. No, no. 

You see, the day of this dinner, July 7, 2017, the New York Times contacted the White House for comment on a story they were about to break—that Donald Trump, Jr., Jared Kushner, and Paul Manafort had a secret meeting at Trump Tower in June 2016 with Russian lawyer Natalia V. Veselnitskaya, a woman with known Kremlin ties who would later be indicted for obstruction of justice related to a Russian money laundering case she was working on, apparently with the blessing and support of the Kremlin. 

With the Trump Tower story about to be published by the New York Times, let’s take a fresh look at what transpired during these two days in Germany.

“That call from the New York Times must’ve set off some panic because Donald Trump’s behavior started to get incredibly suspicious on July 7, 2017”

He confiscated the interpreter’s notes and instructed her not to brief anyone on the discussions with Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

He desperately sought Putin’s attention at the formal dinner, gesturing “You, me, together”

He sought a private conversation with Putin, did not inform any of his own White House staff or national security advisers of the meeting

The following day, July 8, 2017, just before the New York Times published the story, Donald Trump personally dictated a statement as cover for Donald Trump, Jr. That statement said the Trump Tower meeting was largely about the ban on Americans adopting Russian children, a ban Putin put in place after the United States passed a law known as the Magnitsky Act, which included heavy sanctions against Russia, sanctions that were hurting Putin and his oligarchs. Overturning these sanctions was a central issue for Putin and key to his long-term political survival.

Of course, that Russian adoption story would later be proven false as Trump Jr.’s “If this is what you say it is, I love it! Especially later in the summer” emails were published the following week, on July 11, 2017. The emails make it clear the Trump camp was expecting to get dirt, perhaps the stolen DNC emails, at the meeting.

There’s more. Read the article because Jennifer ties everything together.

Trump: “You and me, Vlad! Ride or DIE!”

Trump: bottom left, Putin: top right #TwoDictators

New context for this video

— Jennifer Hayden‏ @Scout_Finch - Jan 16, 2019.

To view the full size timeline of the events that occurred from July 7 to July 19, 2017, click here