Dancing Pina by Florian Heinzen-Ziob
Five films are so far selected for the Heart Beat section that “brings a diversity of representations of the art world.” Five films are additionally announced for the From the Earth to the Moon section, each of which look to “build bridges between history and the future.”
The 20th anniversary edition of the festival runs October 6-16.
Heart Beat section
“The beating heart of Doclisboa is once again playing cards between dance, music and literature,” write festival organisers of the Heart Beat section. The life and work of legendary vocalist Ronnie James Dio, one of the biggest names in Heavy Metal history, is featured in Don Argott and Demian Fenton’s DIO: Dreamers Never Die, told via the testimonies of family and close friends, and further illustrated with with archival footage.
In Dreaming Walls, directors Amélie van Elmbt and Maya Duverdier take us through the history of the mythical Chelsea Hotel, home to so many artists, filmmakers and musicians in the 1960s, such as Patti Smith, Leonard Cohen and Stanley Kubrick, and whose future seems compromised due to the gentrification that is sweeping the city of New York.
The iconic trio formed by Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton and Lily Tomlin go back in time in Still Working 9 to 5 by Camille Hardman and Gary Lane. The film examines the struggles of gender equality and labour discrimination in the context of the United States, from the late 1970s to the more recent Me Too movement.
From a Portuguese perspective, Luísa Sequeira and Luísa Marinho present the world premiere of their What Words Can Do. The film brings into dialogue Portuguese writers Maria Isabel Barreno, Maria Teresa Horta and Maria Velho da Costa, authors of the unique literary work ‘New Portuguese Letters,’ whose publication was censored by Portuguese dictatorship and which would lead to the famous Three Marias trial in the early 1970’s. The film reflects on the creative process and the impact of the book on their lives and on the feminist movement in the international context.
In Dancing Pina, Florian Heinzen-Ziob follows the rehearsals of two dance companies re-enacting work by Pina Bausch – an intimate record with stunning images that pays tribute to the legacy of one of the greatest choreographers of recent times.
From the Earth to the Moon section
The Fire Within: Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft by Werner Herzog, is an elegy on the French volcanologist couple, built from their extensive archive of images captured throughout their life’s work capturing the essence of active volcanoes.
In To the End, Rachel Lears follows four environmental activists, including the House of Representative’s Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, in the Green New Deal proposal to reduce carbon emissions and reshape the US economy.
In the Brazilian Secret Friend, Maria Augusta Ramos follows a major journalistic investigation in to the case Vaza Jato case, carried out by The Intercept Brazilian team, and offers reflection on the political, legal and the ethical role of the press.
Also from Brazil, comes Goodbye, Captain in which filmmakers Vincent Carelli and Tatiana Almeida build a posthumous portrait of Krohokrenhum, leader and central figure of resistance of the Gavião indigenous people, within the interior of the Brazilian state of Pará. The film closes the trilogy – alongside Corumbiara and Martírio – on the struggle and resistance of indigenous peoples, which Doclisboa will present at the festival.
In October, the festival will welcome Maria Augusto Ramos and Vincent Carelli, as well as filmmaker Rithy Panh, who will be in Lisbon to show his latest essay/film Everything Will Be OK, awarded at Berlinale 2022 with the Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution. The film takes place in a dystopian future and analyzes the history of totalitarianism and democracy.
