Hell’s Bells: German premiere of John Bock’s latest film

05.03.–03.04., Hell’s Bells: German premiere of John Bock’s latest film
Parallel to the exhibition John Bock. In the Moloch of the Presence of Being, IBB video space at Berlinische Galerie presents the German premiere of the artist’s latest film Hell’s Bells, featuring Bibiana Beglau, Lars Eidinger, Laurenz Leky and Frank Seppeler. The film cites the genre of the Western and its classical cast of characters. And yet, because of the absurd plot and the sculptural objects designed by John Bock, it is unmistakably a work by the artist.
John Bock has worked intensely with film for many years now. He first saw in this medium the possibility of expanding his live actions and using film techniques like editing, slow motion, and close ups to give them more precision. In 2004, he produced Meechfieber, his first feature-length film. 
The Western premiered at Sadie Coles HQ in London on March 1, 2017.
 
Cast
Bibiana Beglau (strange woman), Lars Eidinger (bad guy), Laurenz Leky (Schußwundenheini), Frank Seppeler (priest), 
Aydo Abay (gangster), Quirin Bäumler (gangster), Anna Bone (muse), Heiner Franzen (barkeeper), Laura Gaiser (muse), Till Gaiser (Schuhputzerjunge), Lea Gocht (muse), Florian Koehl (gangster), Adrian Lohmüller (shop owner), Christian Maier (gangster), Manfred Peckl (gangster), Benjamin Quabeck (doctor and gangster), Felix Rombach (gangster), Josephine Schneider (child), Corinne Wasmuht (Puffmutter)

Crew
director of photography: David Schultz; set photography: Martin Sommer; light: Raphael Beinder, Andy Kaiser; sound & score: Kris Limbach; sound assistance: Robert Fuhrmann; sound design: Kris Limbach, Benjamin Quabeck; additional music: Agente Costura, Hopek Quirin, Rieko Okuda, Stephan Müller; art department & set decoration: Markus Bertuch, Adrian Lohmüller, Felix Rombach, Hervé Humbert; costume design: Karin Betzler; hair and make up design: Julia Böhm; hair and make up design assistant: Elena Ziegler; production management: Anette Schäfer; editing: Benjamin Quabeck; director: John Bock
Produced by Sadie Coles HQ