Archipel
Animation, imagination and reality merge in this enchanting search for the soul of the French-Canadian province of Quebec.
72'
Canada
IFFR 2021
Thoughtfully, lovingly, Aurora tells the story of an unwanted pregnancy. Alongside her work as an architect, 40-year-old Luisa gives inspirational creative workshops to children. One day, she comes across 17-year-old Julia by the school toilets; it turns out she has unintentionally become pregnant. Luisa decides to help her – in the process manoeuvring herself into a difficult position somewhere between friend, teacher and mother figure. Or does she secretly enjoy playing this role?
In this film, director Paz Fábrega, who won a Tiger Award at IFFR in 2010 for her debut Agua fría de mar, focuses on the faces of the two protagonists, managing to capture their emotions – or in Julia’s case the unfathomability of these – in a single look. The scenes at the school, where children enthusiastically draw and make things under Luisa’s inspiring guidance, contrast with Luisa’s silent apartment, where she works alone on a choreography that she just can’t seem to finish.
IFFR 2021
Programme IFFR 2021
A diverse competition bridging the gap between popular, classic and art house cinema. An expert audience jury picks the winner.
Still: As We Like It
Read more about this programmeAnimation, imagination and reality merge in this enchanting search for the soul of the French-Canadian province of Quebec.
72'
Canada
IFFR 2021
Sophisticated, layered drama about breaking out of your social bubble and looking for love in contemporary Japan.
124'
Japan
IFFR 2021
Energetic, colourful reworking of Shakespeare’s love story, in which the lovebirds are now played by women. Set in the bustling metropolis of Taipei.
107'
Taiwan
IFFR 2021