FILM

Pepperminta

by Pipilotti Rist
(35 mm, 80 min, in German with English subtitles)

The work of Swiss video artist Pipilotti Rist blurs the boundaries between visual art and popular culture, fantasy and reality. Her practice has evolved from single-channel videos to multichannel video installations to this latest project, her first feature film. Pepperminta is the story of a young woman who tries to free herself and the world from unnecessary fears. Living in a futuristic rainbow villa with colors as friends and strawberries as pets, Pepperminta is an “anarchist of the imagination.” Together with friends Werwen and Edna, she embarks on a passionate mission to fight for a more humane world. Wherever the gang appears, people’s lives are transformed in wondrous ways.