Screening at the Edinburgh Short Film Festival - A shaman-like figure wandering the deserted landscapes of a future Scotland unwittingly releases a dormant power in the earth that possesses him and forces him to radically alter the land. Combining archival footage from the National Library of Scotland with improvised performance, Archivia lets landscape drive narrative in a film about the beguiling nature of power and industry's impact on memory and landscape.
Archivia plays on October 28th | 7:30pm | Summerhall Edinburgh
Mirage Film Festival, with its unwavering dedication to showcasing innovative documentaries, has rapidly become a hub for documentary enthusiasts seeking thought-provoking, real-world storytelling. This year, the festival includes a few works that have shone in the past year for their hybrid and experimental approaches to documentary filmmaking, for instance Encina's IFFR winner EAMI.
Invasive Plants A 16mm collective film by Le Ratoire All works on 16mm film In person only
NYC premiere of the 16mm film “Invasive Plants” by Le Ratoire, a filmmaking collective composed of members from two film labs based in France, namely: Katherine Bauer, Joyce Lainé, and Loïc Verdillon, from Atelier MTK in Grenoble, and Léa Lanoë, and Pierre Borel from Labo L’argent in Marseille.
