How I Learned to Love the Numbers
A New York film and at the same time the study of a young man suffering from an obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The Berlin filmmaker Oliver Sechting (37) and his co-director Max Taubert (23) travel to New York with the idea of documenting the art scene there. However, the project is quickly overshadowed by Oliver's OCD, and the two directors fall prey to a conflict that becomes the central theme of their film. Encounters with such artists as film directors Tom Tykwer (Cloud Atlas), Ira Sachs (Keep the Lights On), and Jonathan Caouette (Tarnation) or the transmedia artist Phoebe Legere seem more and more to resemble therapy sessions. At last, Andy Warhol-Superstar Ultra Violet succeeds in opening a new door for Oliver.
Directed by Max Taubert · Written by Oliver Sechting
Where to Watch
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Cast
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Oliver Sechting Self -
Rosa von Praunheim Self -
Tom Tykwer Self -
Ira Sachs Self -
Jonathan Caouette Self -
Ultra Violet Self - Anna Steegmann Self
- Claudia Steinberg Self
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Phoebe Legere Self - Joseph Arias Self (as Joey Arias)
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Yony Leyser Self
Make it a double feature
3h 29m together
How I Learned to Love the Numbers
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A close match in mood and era.
