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SOLMATALUA

Rodrigo Ribeiro-Andrade
Brazil, 2022
15 min.

In a dreamlike Afro-Diasporic odyssey, landscapes and alleys meet at the crossroads of time. Solmatalua travels a dizzying itinerary through ancestral and contemporary territories, carrying out a mystical journey that rescues memories and searches for possible futures.

There was a time when people might have feared that the setting sun wouldn’t rise again. There was a time when people were fully engulfed in the darkness of nights. Solmatalua takes us through the visions of an enchanted land whose songs dare to heal the pain that has, for centuries, accumulated over black bodies. A voice contemplates the suffering, another one preaches co-existence. They speak with a painful passion, with an urgent tone, elevating the voice of the hungry, of those who are not heard even though their voices are many, and their power infinite. (Emil Vasilache)

Data proiecție și locație

Marți, 25 Noiembrie @Anca Poterașu Gallery

Capacitate 130 de locuri | Adresa aici, numărul 23
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Rodrigo Ribeiro-Andrade

Rodrigo Ribeiro-Andrade is an Afro-Brazilian artist and film director dedicated to the work of research and reconfiguration of archival footage with a focus on the Afro-diasporic presence (and many times absence). Committed to bringing narratives that address historically hidden social issues, in 2020 he debuted with the award-winning A Morte Branca do Feiticeiro Negro elected as the Best Short Film by Brazilian Film Critics Association. His work has been exhibited in dozens of exhibitions and film festivals, including the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Berlin Critics Week, DocLisboa, Festival do Rio, Sheffield Doc/Fest, IndieLisboa and Festival de Cine en Guadalajar. He has won several awards including one for the Best Director at the 53rd Festival in Brasília, the Breakthrough Award at the 31st São Paulo International Short Film Festival and the Audience Award at the 28th Hot Docs.

  • Technical sheet
  • Production and distribution
  • SCREENPLAY: Rodrigo Ribeiro-Andrade
  • EDITING: Rodrigo Ribeiro-Andrade, Julia Faraco, Carlos Eduardo Ceccon
  • MUSIC: Mbé
  • SOUND DESIGN: Rodrigo Ribeiro-Andrade
  • SOUND EDITING: Rodrigo Ribeiro-Andrade, Pedro Caetano, Mbé
  • SOUND MIXING: Pedro Cordeiro
  • PRODUCED BY: Gata Maior Filmes
  • PRODUCERS: Rodrigo Ribeiro-Andrade, Eryk Rocha, Mariana Mansur, Bernardo Oliveira
  • CO-PRODUCTION: QTV Selo, Aruac Filmes

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