by Leonardo Pirondi (2022, BR/US/UK, 16’)
The film follows a voyage of the Brazilian Military in search of an imaginary island with the same name as their country. Amidst the fine threshold of the real, simulated, and imagined, the film analyzes the contemporary ideas of virtual reality and their ambition to expand the frontiers of the physical world into a “New World”.
Rebel Objects
by Carolina Arias Ortiz (2020, CR/CO, 69’)
Carolina returns to Costa Rica to try to reconnect with her ailing father. She meets Ifigenia, an archaeologist studying ancient stone spheres and follows her on a journey through the country’s deleted indigenous history. Through objects and their stories, Carolina learns a different way to relate to death.
This screening will be followed by a conversation with Carolina Arias Ortiz in-person.