Thursday, July 17 Thursday July 17 7:00 p.m. The Salt of the Earth by Juliano Ribeiro Salgado & Wim Wenders | Cinémathèque Québécoise (Montreal, Canada) Presented in collaboration with the Centre d’art et essai de la Cinémathèque québécoise, this film by Wim Wenders and Juliano Ribeiro Salgado tells the story of photographer Sebastião Salgado, who for 40 years travelled the continents in search of a humanity in the throes of change. He has borne witness to the major events that have marked our recent history: international conflicts, famine, exodus… He is now embarking on a gigantic photographic project, a tribute to the beauty of the planet, to discover virgin territories with grandiose landscapes and wild flora and fauna. His life and work are revealed through the eyes of his son, Juliano, who accompanied him on his last journeys, and Wim Wenders, himself a photographer.
Wednesday, August 06 Wednesday August 06 Who is the monster, you or me? by Peter Schamoni | “Ciné-mercredis Niki” at the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (Montreal, Canada) Filmed at her home in San Diego, at her studio in Paris, and in Tuscany, Niki de Saint Phalle talks about her life, her work, and her collaboration with Jean Tinguely.
