And the excitement continues on 8th May: at 4pm Reading Latin American and Caribbean Network (R-LAC) are organising a screening of Passages (Nagib & Paiva, 2019) in the Minghella Cinema, followed by a Q&A with (our very own) director Lúcia Nagib and guest Tiago de Luca (Warwick), then conversation over refreshments. It’s very good!
Join us at the Minghella Cinema at the University of Reading, on Thursday 8th May 4pm, for an exclusive screening of the award-winning film Passages by Prof. Lúcia Nagib . This captivating 96-minute essay-documentary will be followed by an engaging Q&A session with our special guest, Dr Tiago de Luca from the University of Warwick. Check further details of the film and the event below and on R-LAC website.
Dive deeper into the making of this remarkable film and explore the rich tapestry of Brazilian culture. After the screening and discussion, we invite you to continue the conversation over pizza and drinks at the Green Room.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to enjoy a thought-provoking film and lively discussion in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.
We look forward to seeing you there!
The R-LAC committee.
PASSAGES (directed by Lúcia Nagib and Samuel Paiva, UK, 2019)
Synopsis
Positioning itself between the essay and the documentary forms, the feature-length film Passages showcases a selection of Brazilian films in which intermedial devices, that is, the utilisation within film of artforms and media such as literature, painting, theatre, music, photography, radio and television, appear to function as a ‘passage’ to political and social reality. It interweaves these filmic examples with interviews with 15 exponents of the Brazilian film industry, including 11 filmmakers, one editor, one music composer, one producer and one curator, all of whom are strongly connected with what became known as the Retomada do Cinema Brasileiro, or the Brazilian Film Revival, starting in the mid-1990s, which brought back to the agenda the question of national identity and Brazil’s lingering social issues. The flourishing and diversification of independent filmmaking from the 1990s onwards favoured not only a new approach to reality, but also an emboldened use of the film medium that acknowledged and exposed its inextricable connections with other art and medial forms. Though the 1990s Film Revival involved production centres all over Brazil, Passages focuses on film practitioners from São Paulo and Pernambuco, who established a creative collaboration across the geographic, economic and cultural borders of their respective regions.
Interviewees (in alphabetical order)
Tata Amaral – Film director, producer, screenwriter
Hélder Aragão (DJ Dolores) – Composer, film director
Cláudio Assis – Film director, producer
Beto Brant – Film director, producer, screenwriter
Paulo Caldas – Film director, producer, screenwriter
Vânia Debs – Film editor, academic
Ana Farache – Curator, photographer
Lírio Ferreira – Film director, producer, screenwriter
Marcelo Gomes – Film director, screenwriter
Hilton Lacerda – Film director, screenwriter
Fernando Meirelles – Film director, producer, screenwriter
Kleber Mendonça Filho – Film director, film critic, screenwriter
Renata Pinheiro– Film director, art director, screenwriter
Adelina Pontual – Film director, producer, screenwriter
João Vieira Júnior – Film producer