COLETIVO
Decolonial film collectives
The two presentations of this study day at MucemLab are coupled with screening-debates at La Baleine and Vidéodrome2.
We’ll be showcasing the work of two community film collectives, one from Brazil – Video na Aldeais, and the other from Guinea-Bissau, Mediateca Abotacha. Both collectives enable local communities to express themselves through audiovisual practices. But beyond simply representing the reality of the community as seen from the inside, rather than from a colonial perspective, the films produced are truly creative and cinematographic works, winning prizes and selections at international festivals (Berlinale, IDFA Amsterdam, Jean Rouch, etc.).
Screenings program
1:30 pm: welcome and introduction
Welcome and introduction of speakers.
2pm "Mediateca Abotcha": from revolution to revelation
Speaker: Marinho de Pina – Filmmaker, educator and founder of the Mediateca Abotcha in Malufo, Guinea-Bissau
Moderator: Daniela Rodrigues, Post-doctoral fellow, A*Midex ANFAA Chair of Excellence, IDEAS, amU
4pm "Video na Aldeias": decades of community cinema in Brazil
Speaker: Ernesto de Carvalho, Filmmaker and anthropologist, active member of the Video na Aldeais collective
Moderator: Laurent Van Lancker, Professor of Audiovisual Anthropology, A*Midex ANFAA Chair of Excellence, IDEAS, amU
The two presentations of this study day at MucemLab are coupled with screening-debates at La Baleine and Vidéodrome2.
We’ll be showcasing the work of two community film collectives, one from Brazil – Video na Aldeais, and the other from Guinea-Bissau, Mediateca Abotacha. Both collectives enable local communities to express themselves through audiovisual practices. But beyond simply representing the reality of the community as seen from the inside, rather than from a colonial perspective, the films produced are truly creative and cinematographic works, winning prizes and selections at international festivals (Berlinale, IDFA Amsterdam, Jean Rouch, etc.).
Screenings program
1:30 pm: welcome and introduction
Welcome and introduction of speakers.
2pm "Mediateca Abotcha": from revolution to revelation
Speaker: Marinho de Pina – Filmmaker, educator and founder of the Mediateca Abotcha in Malufo, Guinea-Bissau
Moderator: Daniela Rodrigues, Post-doctoral fellow, A*Midex ANFAA Chair of Excellence, IDEAS, amU
4pm "Video na Aldeias": decades of community cinema in Brazil
Speaker: Ernesto de Carvalho, Filmmaker and anthropologist, active member of the Video na Aldeais collective
Moderator: Laurent Van Lancker, Professor of Audiovisual Anthropology, A*Midex ANFAA Chair of Excellence, IDEAS, amU