(LEKTIONEN IN FINSTERNIS, Werner Herzog, Germany 1992, 50 min., 35mm)

Using stunning aerial footage without commentary, director Herzog takes us on a journey through the devastated oil fields of Kuwait in the years following the Gulf War. Herzog has claimed this is more science-fiction than documentary and indeed, the apocalyptic landscapes sometimes seem like alien territories.

Then at 8 pm:

(Les Blank, US 1982, 95 min., 16mm)

The chaotic history of the making of Werner Herzog’s Fitzcarraldo is the subject of Blank’s acclaimed documentary. The extremely revealing footage includes discarded performances by Jason Robards and Mick Jagger.