Eternal You + Q&A with Hans Block

Hans Block is a German film and theatre director, writer and musician. He studied music at the University of Arts and theatre directing at Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts, both in Berlin. With Moritz Riesewieck, he made his debut film “The Cleaners” (2018) about the shadow industry of digital censorship. The film celebrated its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2018 and has since been screened at more than 70 international film festivals, in cinemas and on TV worldwide. It was nominated for an Emmy and the German Television Award and has received numerous international prizes, including the Prix Europa for the Best European TV documentary film 2018 and the Grimme Audience Award 2019.

The TED talk by Hans Block and Moritz Riesewieck on freedom of expression on the internet reached an audience of millions. Their essay ‘The Digital Soul – Becoming immortal in the era of Artificial Intelligence’ was published in Germany, Korea and Italy among others. Under the label “Laokoon” Block, Riesewieck and social designer Cosima Terrasse develop innovative theatre and crossmedia projects. Their artistic data experiment “Made to Measure” which premiered at the international media art festival Ars Electronica in Linz was nominated for several different international prizes and won the renowned “Information is beautiful”-award 2022. Their theater plays have been shown at Burgtheater in Vienna, Muenchner Kammerspiele and other renowned theatres in Europe.