Thursday, February 12 Thursday February 12 7:00 p.m. BALOMANIA bt Sissel Morell-Dargis | Cinémathèque québécoise (Montréal, Canada) In collaboration with the Cinémathèque québécoise and Le Grand Bivouac Festival, FIFA presents the Grand Prize of its 43rd edition, BALOMANIA. In the heart of Brazil’s favelas, Danish director Sissel Morell Dargis infiltrates the clandestine “balloon mafia.” Illegal and criminalized, this centuries-old tradition brings together hundreds of men to create immense works of art. Hunted by the police, the baloeiros live an obsession that is as dangerous as it is spectacular.
Wednesday, February 18 Wednesday February 18 7:00 p.m. CINÉ-ART: Les saisons de la danse by Tommy Pascal | Stewart Hall Cultural Centre [FREE ENTRY] Presented in collaboration with the Stewart Hall Cultural Centre, this documentary brings this mythical score back to life. On the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the work, a group of choreographers took hold of this reinterpretation and, in turn, reimagined it.
