Society of Cinema
Flores x Lagi Senang Jaga Sekandang Lembu x Quebramar
Date 15.09.2020
Time: 16:30 – 18:30
Society of Cinema is back and invites you to the Museum of Impossible Forms for the screening of three short films:
Flores (2017) by Jorge Jácome
Lagi Senang Jaga Sekandang Lembu (2017) by Amanda Nell Eu
Quebramar (2019) by Cris Lyra
The Society of Cinema Screenings are gatherings that encourages interactions and bonding between filmmakers, audiences, those interested or experimenting with the medium.
Please note that due to covid-19, we will follow the social distancing standards during the screenings and discussions and we will follow the official regulations and recommendations for gatherings.
If you are attending, please register by sending an email to: post@kennofilmi.com with the words ‘September Screening’ in the subject. Unfortunately, we cannot exceed the rooms capacity for a certain number of people, hence the only the first 15 who register can attend the screening this time.
The event is admission free and all the films are screened with English subtitles.
Content warnings: blood, death, army, and nudity
if you need further clarifications don’t hesitate to contact the curator at post@kennofilmi.com
*Society of Cinema’s programme for Autumn 2020, will be taking place at the Museum of Impossible Forms in Kontula, yet filmmaking resources, interviews and other related material will be made available by the curator online.
Schedule for the Day
16:30 doors open – coffee and tea – introduction to films
17:00 - 18:15 screenings
18:15 – 18:30 informal discussion – closing the event
Flores
Director: Jorge Jácome
Music composed by: Terry Riley
Producer: João Figueiras
Cinematography: Marta Simões
Running Time: 26’
Year of Production: 2017
Country of Production: Portugal
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgEwTsyWEF4&ab_channel=TIFFTrailers
In a natural crisis scenario, the entire population of Azores is forced to evict due to an uncontrolled plague of hydrangeas, a common flower in these islands.
Two young soldiers, bound to the beauty of the landscape, guide us through the stories of sadness of those forced to leave and the inherent desire to resist by inhabiting the islands. The filmic wandering becomes a nostalgic and political reflection on territorial belonging and identity, and the roles we assume in the places we came from.
Lagi Senang Jaga Sekandang Lembu
It's Easier to Raise Cattle
Director: Amanda Nell Eu
Producer: Hui Yee Gan
Cinematography: Mahen Bala
Running Time: 23’
Year of Production: 2017
Country of Production: Malaysia
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsHF0dtd1xY&ab_channel=SingaporeInternationalFilmFestival
In a silent and remote village in Malaysia, Rahmah is a shy and heavy-set girl who quietly hides in the shadows. She has an obsession with the local wild child - confident, beautiful and the complete opposite to anyone else Rahmah has ever known. The two teenage girls eventually form an uncanny friendship, however Rahmah begins to discover that her new friend has deep and dark secrets. As their friendship evolves, Rahmah observes the changes in her best friend to the point of violence, monstrosity and affection.
Quebramar
Breakwater
Director: Cris Lyra
Producer: Camila Gaglianone
Cinematography: Wilssa Esser, Cris Lyra
Running Time: 27’
Year of Production: 2019
Country of Production: Brazil
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNDquFNV9dQ&ab_channel=IDFA
A group of young lesbians from São Paulo go on a trip to a remote beach. While they wait for the new year's eve, they build a safe and pleasant environment through music and friendship. They take care of themselves, they own their bodies, their memories and they feel free.
Society of Cinema 2020 is curated by Danai Anagnostou.
Museum of Impossible Forms is a cultural space, located in Kontula, Helsinki. It is a contested Space and it represents a contact zone, a space of unlearning, formulating identity constructs, norm-critical consciousness and critical thinking. Impossible Forms are those that erase and facilitate the process of transgressing the boundaries/borders between art, politics, practice, theory, the artist and the spectator. For 2019-2020, Museum of Impossible Forms operates under the curatorial theme of ‘The Atlas of Lost Beliefs (For Insurgents, Citizens and Untitled Bodies)’.
Museum of Impossible Forms is a Safer Space. We follow a Safer Space policy to create a welcoming, inclusive, awesome environment.
Events at the Museum of Impossible Forms are completely free and accessible without prior booking. We encourage and invite you to participate/attend the ongoing events at the Museum of Impossible Forms to familiarise yourself and your group with the atmosphere, ethics, and ethos of the space.
Museum of Impossible Forms is accessible by lift with thresholds up to 4cm on the way. The toilet has no thresholds but is not spacious enough to meet accessibility standards. The nearest accessible toilet is located at Kontula metro station.
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