Lars Jessen

Planet Narratives

Director

Lars Jessen - Photo: Thomas Leidig — Photo: Thomas Leidig

Lars Jessen has successfully directed numerous television programmes such as "Tatort" and "Mord mit Aussicht" for many years. He has directed eight cinema films, which have been shown at numerous international festivals in addition to four appearances at the Berlinale, including "Am Tag als Bobby Ewing starb", "Dorfpunks" and "Fraktus". His film adaptation of the novel "Mittagsstunde" was the most successful arthouse film in German cinemas in 2022.

In addition to writing and directing, Jessen has also been working as a producer and partner at Florida Film since 2015. Together with Dr Nicole Zabel, he founded the "Planet Narratives" initiative.

Programm

Apr29.

Humor Can Change the World! Why Comedy Is One of the Most Effective Tools for Social Change

We are living in times of multiple crises: Democracy under pressure, wars and human rights violations overlap. However, the more dramatic the situation, the more often pure problem communication leads to excessive demands. Neuroscientific findings show that facts without any emotional link often do not reach people. What really moves people is the feeling of being self-effective. And hardly any other genre has more power to build bridges than comedy.

PlanetNarratives uses specific examples from film and TV to show why humour can play a central role in climate and democracy communication. In the subsequent panel, Matthias Matschke, Laura Lo Zito, director Lars Jessen and Dr Nicole Zabel will discuss how comedy can be used in a targeted way to tell climate and democracy issues in a new way – entertaining, relevant and effective.

In cooperation with Filmfest Hamburg.

13:00–14:00h

Lars Jessen

Planet Narratives

Programm

Humor Can Change the World! Why Comedy Is One of the Most Effective Tools for Social Change

Format: Panel

Stage: Alabama Cinema