We went down, we went down – how far who knows.
Foot loose meets head loose, one frame at a time.
Mount Allen continues the legend of Yellow Kudra, embodied by Johannes Ender. His performance started out as a frame-by-frame recreation of Kevin Bacon's Foot Loose warehouse dance. But something went wrong along the way.
- Taichung International Animation Festival, Taichung, Taiwan, 11-20 Oct 2019 (Director in Focus 2)
- Expo 2017, Astana, Kazakhstan, 14 Jul 2017 (Max Hattler Retrospective presented by Visual Music Award and German Pavilion)
- Lago Film Fest, Revine Lago, Italy, 20-28 Jul 2012 (retrospective)
- Golden Kuker Festival, Sofia, Bulgaria, 12 Jun 2012 (panorama)
- Go Short, Nijmegen, NL, 18 Mar 2012 (Max Hattler Special Screening)
- Exploding Cinema, The Others, London, Fri 25 Mar 2011
- Sound & Stories Amplified: Max Hattler & Jonas Odell, Solothurn Film Festival, Solothurn, Switzerland, 22 Jan 2011
- Max Hattler: Relations & Abstrations (curated by Klaus W. Eisenlohr), Directors Lounge, Berlin, Sat 8 Jan 2011
- MUMIA, Belo Horizonte, Betim + Nova Lima, Brazil, Sep 2010
- Leiden International Short Film Festival, Leiden, Holland, 28-30 May 2010
- Ravensbourne College of Design, London, UK, 28 Jan + 20 Nov 2009
- Branchage Film Festival, Jersey, Channel Islands, Sat 3 Oct 2009
- Animae Caribe Festival, Port of Spain, Trinidad, 30 Sep - 3 Oct 2009
- Muuuvi Tent, Peninsula Festival, Romania, 24 Jul 2009
- ArtsFest, Wellington College, Berkshire, UK, 23 Jun 2009
- Southampton Solent University, Southampton, UK, 17 Feb + 23 Apr 2009
- Ferienakademie 2009, Kloster Roggenburg, Germany, 15 Apr 2009
- RAF Festival, Zagreb, Croatia, 29 Mar - 4 Apr 2009
- Kunsthochschule für Medien, Cologne, Germany, 22 Jan 2009
- Royal College of Art, London, UK, 6 Nov 2008
- Animae Caribe Festival, Trinidad, 23 Sep 2008
- Muuuvi ISFF, Lazar Castle, Romania, 1-3 Aug 2008
- Image Forum Fest., Tokyo, Kyoto, Fukuoka, Yokohama, JP, Apr-Jul 2008
- Apple Store Ginza, Tokyo, Japan, 26 May 2008
- Planet Studyo Plus One, Osaka, Japan, 24 and 25 May 2008
- Kyoto Saga University of Arts, Kyoto, Japan, 20 May 2008
- AniFest, Trebon, Czech Republic, 7-13 May 2008
- Uplink Factory, Tokyo, Japan, 7 and 8 May 2008
- European Media Art Festival, Osnabrück, Germany, 23-27 Apr 2008
- Bristol School of Animation, UWE, Bristol, UK, 16 Apr 2008
- Creative Futures, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK, 9 Apr 2008
- FDMX, Norwich School of Art and Design, Norwich, UK, 6 Mar 2008
- Newport School of Art, University of Wales, Newport, UK, 4 Mar 2008
- LAS, Central St. Martin's College, London, UK, 25 Feb 2008
- University College for the Creative Arts, Farnham, UK, 7 Feb 2008
- FDMX, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK, 23 Jan 2008
- Anim'est International Animation Film Festival, Bucharest, Romania, 2007
- Exground Filmfest, Wiesbaden, Germany, 2007
- Media Art Friesland Festival, Leeuwarden, Holland, 2007 (solo exhibition)
- Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, 2007
- Digital City, London, 2007
- Short and Sweet Film Festival, London, 2007
- Ferdinand-von-Steinbeiß Schule für Grafikdesign, Ulm, Germany, 2007
- Nikolaus-Kopernikus-Gymnasium, Weissenhorn, Germany, 2007
- Max Hattler Retrospective, Roxy, London, 2007
- Max Hattler: 2003-2007, Stadthaus, Ulm, Germany, 2007
DVDS AND TV
- Hattler vs. Seidel DVD, Japan, 2008
- The Reel DVD, UK, Nov 2007
- MTV2, UK, 2007
"This second collaboration between Max Hattler and Economy Wolf follows the acclaimed Theme For Yellow Kudra. Mount Allen ... features a second installment of the contemporary dance of Johannes Ender in a warehouse in Bavaria." Media Art Friesland
"A dilapidated building sets the scene for this eye-catching promo." The Reel
"yet another gem of a video." Trial and Error Recordings
"Video of Today" white-screen.jp
CREDITS
Director: Max Hattler
Music: Economy Wolf
Starring: Johannes Ender
Art Direction: Alexandra Leavey
Editing: Andrew Read
Formats: mov, Beta SP, DVD
Length: 3'40"
Year: 2007
