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Awakening from an ancestral dream, Maya Edgar Calel, a young Maya artist, performs an artistic ritual in the pavilion of the São Paulo Biennial. Between aspirations and memories, witness the spiritual journey that will lead him to incorporate himself into his power animal.
Overview of some festivals:
Guadalajara International Film Festival, Mexico (2022)
Kortfilmfestivalen — The Norwegian Short Film Festival, Norway (2022)
Olhar de Cinema — Curitiba IFF, Brazil (2022)
Villa Medici Film Festival, Italy (2022)
Tallgrass Film Festival; United States (2022)
Guadalajara International Film Festival, Mexico (2022)
Kortfilmfestivalen — The Norwegian Short Film Festival, Norway (2022)
Olhar de Cinema — Curitiba IFF, Brazil (2022)
Villa Medici Film Festival, Italy (2022)
Tallgrass Film Festival; United States (2022)
| Director | Fernando Pereira Dos Santos, Edgar Calel |
| Author | Fernando Pereira dos Santos |
| Director of Photography | Chico Bahia |
| Executive Production | Fernando Pereira dos Santos |
| Artistic Direction | Bruna Lopes Bispo |
| Editing | Tom Laterza |
| Sound Recording | Tom Laterza |
| Camera | Joyce Cury |
| Colorization | Marina Franzolim |
| Cast | Edgar Calel |
| Narration | Edgar Calel |
| Sound mixing | Caio Freitas, Mauro Rabello |
| Music | Maestro Joaquín Orellana |
| Distribution | Sofia Wickerhauser |
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Session
• Cinéma du Musée - Auditorium Maxwell-Cummings
Friday, march 24, 2023, 05:00 p.m. — 07:00 p.m.
Image tirée du film XAR — Obsidian Dream // Image from the film XAR — Obsidian Dream
Image tirée du film XAR — Obsidian Dream // Image from the film XAR — Obsidian Dream
Image tirée du film XAR — Obsidian Dream // Image from the film XAR — Obsidian Dream
Production
Fernando Pereira dos Santos
Fernando Pereira dos Santos is a director and producer. His first film is Mapuche — Gente da Terra (2012). In 2016, he participated in a residency at LABMIS, where directed the short film Admiração de João Garganta. Producer of Fabiana (2018 — IFF Rotterdam, IFF IndieLisboa, IFF Málaga, etc.). Nowadays, produces the documentaries Babylon (DocSP, co-prod. meeting in Guadalajara IFF, Lab Filma Afro by Ibermedia, La Fabrique Cinéma) and Samuel and the Light (Co-produced with France TV). In 2022, he releases the short film XAR — Sueño de Obsidiana, commissioned by Berlin Biennale.
Biographical notes provided by the film production team
Biographical notes provided by the film production team
Admiração de João Garganta (2016)
Mapuche: Gente da Terra (2012)
Mapuche: Gente da Terra (2012)
Edgar Calel
Edgar Calel was born in 1987 in San Juan Comalapa, Guatemala, where he lives and works. His artistic work is a continuous search for the translation of the Maya-Kaqchikel worldview (culture to which he belongs) into other contemporary languages. He works primarily with themes related to the indigenous practices of his community, Maya spirituality, rituals, identity, and migration. His paintings, videos, installations, and performances have been exhibited in Latin America, the USA, and Europe, in spaces such as the 11th Berlin Biennial of Contemporary Art, Tate Museum, Museo Reina Sofía, etc.
Biographical notes provided by the film production team
Biographical notes provided by the film production team
In the same session
Cinéma du Musée - Auditorium Maxwell-Cummings
Friday, march 24, 2023, 05:00 p.m.
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