Klappe

A playful, collage-like video essay that feels like flipping through a provocative scrapbook of songs and images, equal parts silly and confrontational.

Directed by

Jürgen Brüning

Starring

Daniel Bätscher, Niels Bormann, Bernard Butler

Overview

Shamelessly, Jürgen Brüning samples and remixes clips and scraps of material from his own work as a director and producer (among others for Bruce LaBruce & Shu Lea Cheang) with borrowed pop cultural references from around the world for this video essay on gay identity. His reflections are connected by songs that address miscellaneous news and social issues with egalitarian verve, sung by hot guys in a public toilet. A film full of meandering associations and unexplained references, it's at the same time a political musical and the taking stock of a romantic revolutionary. Anti-religious, anti-authoritarian and somehow also a bit anti-everything!

How it feels

Satirical, absurd, campy and cynical. Measured and demanding.

About

Identity, sexuality, politics, media

Content

Strong sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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