The music came first. Asked to provide a visual component, I was struck by its beauty from the very first listen. Although the music and the film are in themselves apolitical, the urgent impulse to express ourselves through art has been exacerbated by the outbreak of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict. The intention, while avoiding any direct reference to war, is to tacitly evoke certain universal emotions born out of its consequences: fear, suffering, outrage, vulnerability, abnegation, hope.
World Premiere
Me, Mahmoud and the Mint Plant
While working in war-torn Mosul, Iraq, in 2017, Canadian nurse Trish Newport developed an unlikely friendship with Mahmoud – a local man who carried a mint plant with him wherever he went.
As Trish uncovered the mystery behind Mahmoud's precious plant, she discovered the power of keeping promises to the people you love…no matter how small.
Muse
1980. Bright young photographer George arrives at art school, eager to learn and become a great artist. It is here he meets unorthodox teacher Lindsay. Among Lindsay's radical ideas, wrapped up in charm, he tells his students that to be a truly great artist one must experience life trauma. As well as making George face up to his traumatic past, Lindsay gives him a special ‘gift’ – he seduces him and then betrays him. Will George’s trauma make him the great Artist (with a capital A), or destroy h
RUA DO PRIOR 41
Lisboa, 1974. Franco Lorenzoni, a militant in his twenties of Lotta Continua, the most important Italian extra-parliamentary group of the 70s, occupies a house in Rua do Prior 41. Over the following months, that house will become the headquarters of the Associação de Amizade Revolucionária Portugal-Italia, that will bring hundreds of young people from all over the world see with their own eyes the freest country in Europe.
Mine to Have
Mine To Have is an intimate journey into the lives of people living within the scope of "other" and their personal quest for love, care, and compassion. This show, created by Crip arts collective The Other Ordinary, is an exploration of what it means for relationships to flourish, fall apart, and survive; disrupting commonly held misconceptions and myths about 'otherness.' She will draw you in like a lover and leave you wanting more.
Discarnate: McLuhan’s Wake
This experimental documentary film explores the unique personality and intellectual brilliance of Canadian media theorist Marshall McLuhan, including his uncanny predictions regarding the effects of communication technologies on culture and society.