Bella Sutra is a live cinematic performance about the messes we make as people, as a society, as families, and as humans. An honest and deeply personal essay about life as an innkeeper in Bella Coola, a remote mountain village in British Columbia, the film reflects on our current communication crisis, the rural/urban philosophical divide, and the myth of progress. A deeply personal essay on hand-developed 16mm films, this screening is accompanied by a live soundtrack and narration.
When tap water turns toxic in Cornwall, a public health disaster leads to accusations of a cover-up and the search for the truth. The story of Britain’s biggest mass poisoning.
Children with multiple disabilities attend a medical-educational institute where sound workshops are held. Beyond the limitations of movement and speech, a non-verbal language is invented on a daily basis with perseverance and delicacy. These “golden moments” of exchange brighten the lives of children and adults alike.
An experimental documentary in which the director recalls his experiences in the first days after his father’s death. Absence becomes presence in the narrative, which goes back in time, trying to revive the person who is no longer there.
Visual metaphor of virtual life: an endless cycle driven by bots and algorithms, where connection is instant but loneliness persists. We think we move forward, but always return to the same point.
Filmmaker Sandra Werneck interviews remarkable women such as Marieta Severo, Zezé Motta, Margareth Dalcolmo, Conceição Evaristo, Denise Werneck, and Iole de Freitas for a journey of shared experiences that challenge stereotypes of female aging. From work to love life, from health to sexuality, these women share their stories, reflections, and life lessons, offering inspiration and raising questions about what truly matters when one reaches maturity, while also highlighting the hardships and misfortunes of aging.
Gabriela Misstrans, a trans artist and performer, is invited to the gala of the Viña del Mar Festival. To prepare, various members of the LGBTQ+ community come together to help her with her makeup, hair, and wardrobe. She dresses as a virgin, draped in a trans flag. During the process of getting ready, a doubt arises: is she actually invited to walk the red carpet at the gala, or just to sit in the general audience? The doubt creates chaos and delirium... Dissident Delirium.
What is the connection between a pension reform and motorcycle racing, between the Louvre Museum and tenderness, between a phoenix and the work of a cinematographer, between abandonment and cruelty, between alcohol and memory? There is this film—woven like an essay, like a journey… or perhaps a journey on trial.
The work of Belfast composer Neil Martin has been performed across the globe, from Ground Zero to Mostar Bridge, from the Royal Albert Hall to the International Space Station.