Ticket of No Return (Bildnis einer Trinkerin) with Ulrike Ottinger

When a group of European women is swept into the vast Mongolian steppe aboard the Trans-Siberian Railway, cultures collide and power structures shift in mesmerizing ways. Ulrike Ottinger’s bold cinematic vision fuses surreal imagery, stylized performance, and political nuance in a celebration of female agency and an interrogation of cultural encounters for an unforgettable odyssey across borders, identity, and tradition. Blending self-aware ethnographic documentary with feminist fantasy, the artist’s visually stunning, avant-garde masterwork dabbles in the unique visual vernacular of opera. Unavailable on any streaming platforms in the US, this rare screening is the perfect conclusion to our series celebrating Ottinger’s mesmerizing world-building.