Animal indireto
Moments of modest happiness amongst the tension of today's Brazil. A subtle, personal report on dealing with fear and depression.
51'
Cuba
IFFR 2019
The doors of the abandoned Raverdy coffee and chicory factory remain closed, just like everything around it. The director – herself a descendant of the Raverdy family (and expecting her first child) – goes in search of the stories behind this sealed-off part of the city. She moves in with her 91-year-old grandmother, who lives over the road. Piece by piece, she is able to reconstruct events leading up to the factory’s closure, using old photos, advertising brochures, myths, language games, conversations with her grandmother and former female factory workers.
These memories unfold through different storylines. The factory’s surroundings are explored through a poetic film style, and the history of the nunnery next to the factory is also revealed. This sensitive film is a reflection on the invisible and the forgotten, revolving around women and the changing body.
IFFR 2019
Programme IFFR 2019
Not short, not long: just as long as it takes. IFFR puts the mid-length film in the spotlight.
Read more about this programmeMoments of modest happiness amongst the tension of today's Brazil. A subtle, personal report on dealing with fear and depression.
51'
Cuba
IFFR 2019
We follow Stijn, a Belgian convert to Islam, through short scenes and repetitions that sway between fact and fiction.
47'
Netherlands
IFFR 2019
A humorous hostage drama where everyone exploits everyone else during a hot summer in the French countryside. Seemingly pathetic tedium, perfectly presented.
59'
France
IFFR 2019