INTERACTIONS – WHEN CINEMA LOOKS TO NATURE

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INTERACTIONS – WHEN CINEMA LOOKS TO NATURE (12 Kurzfilme, 2022, 93 Min. Diverse Sprachen/e) 

Zwölf internationale Filmemacher machen die Verbundenheit von Menschen und Tieren durch Biodiversität, Ökosysteme, Klimawandel, Umwelt- und Wassergefahren erfahrbar. 

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INTERACTIONS, das sind12 fesselnde Kurzfilme aus den Genres Spielfilm, Dokumentar- und Experimentalfilm, die sich mit den tiefgreifenden Zusammenhängen zwischen Natur und Mensch auseinandersetzen. Aus diversen Perspektiven beleuchten sie Herausforderungen, zeigen Lösungen und machen Hoffnung. Durch die Mischung aus dokumentarischen und fiktiven Arbeiten bietet der Abend faktische und rationale, aber auch poetische und empathische Werke und unterstützt uns dabei, nachhaltige Beziehungen zu unseren Ökosystemen zu pflegen und unterstüzen. 
 

Mit: FAOUZI BENSAIDI (Morocco), CLEMENTE BICOCCHI (Italy), ANNE DE CARBUCCIA (France/USA), TAKUMA KUIKURO (Brazil), OSKAR METSAVAHT (Brazil), ERIC NAZARIAN (USA), BETTINA OBERLI (Switzerland), IDRISSA OUEDRAOGO (Burkina Faso), YULENE OLAIZOLA  and RUBEN IMAZ (Mexico), NILA MADHAB PANDA (India) , JANIS RAFA (Greece) , ISABELLA ROSSELLINI (USA) 
 

Originalsprachen (Englisch, Arabisch, Japanisch, indigenes Kuikuro, Portugiesisch, Lakota, Maya, Französisch, Malayalam) mit englischen Untertiteln. 
 

Im Anschluss Podiumsdiskussion und Publikumsgespräch mit: Clemente Bicocchi, Samuel Perriard, Adelina von Fürstenberg, Moderation: Daniel Maselli (DEZA) 
 

Produziert von ART for The World, Konzept und Produktion Adelina von Fürstenberg, mit massgeblicher Unterstützung der Direktion für Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit (DEZA). Die Produktion dankt dem KlimaKontor Basel und Marta Cosenza für ihre Mitarbeit. 

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INTERACTIONS – WHEN CINEMA LOOKS TO NATURE (12 short films, 2022, 93 Min. International/e) 

Twelve International Filmmakers create connections between Humans and Animals, through Biodiversity, Climate Change, Environment and Water Risks 

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INTERACTIONS presents a collection of 12 captivating short films from fiction, documentary, and experimental genres. Within this diverse selection, cinema engages in meaningful conversations with the Biodiversity, Environment, Climate Change, and the profound interconnections between nature and humanity. These narratives not only shed light on the challenges we face but also offer glimpses of hope and solution. Through a blend of real-life accounts and fictional characters, they emphasize the urgency for prompt and impactful measures, fostering empathy and solidarity, all while striving to cultivate sustainable relationships with our ecosystems. 

The 12 original short narratives under the title INTERACTIONS have been released as World Premiere at the International Film Festival of Rome 2022. From the end of 2022, INTERACTIONS has been screened in various international film festivals, schools, universities, museums and cultural institutions around the world. 

Mit: FAOUZI BENSAIDI (Morocco), CLEMENTE BICOCCHI (Italy), ANNE DE CARBUCCIA (France/USA), TAKUMA KUIKURO (Brazil), OSKAR METSAVAHT (Brazil), ERIC NAZARIAN (USA), BETTINA OBERLI (Switzerland), IDRISSA OUEDRAOGO (Burkina Faso), YULENE OLAIZOLA  and RUBEN IMAZ (Mexico), NILA MADHAB PANDA (India) , JANIS RAFA (Greece) , ISABELLA ROSSELLINI (USA) 
 

Original language (English, Arabic, Japanese, Indigenous Kuikuro, Portuguese, Lakota, Mayan, French, Malayalam) with English subtitles. 
 

Followed by a panel discussion and Q&A with: Clemente Bicocchi, Samuel Perriard, Adelina von Fürstenberg, Moderator: Daniel Maselli (SDC) 
 

Produced by ART for The World, Concept and production Adelina von Fürstenberg, with significant support from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). The production thanks to KlimaKontor Basel and Marta Cosenza for their collaboration. 

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DESCRIPTION OF EACH SHORT NARRATIVE

Why did you leave the horse alone? by FAOUZI BENSAÏDI (Morocco/France) The entertainment world in general (cinema, circus, parks, zoo, etc.) has for a long time ignored the welfare of animals. Why did you leave the horse alone? is the story of a horse that everyone blames when he behaves like a free animal, but that everyone praises when he is suffering. Shooting in Marrakesh 
 

Crepuscolo by CLEMENTE BICOCCHI (Italy) An ancestral scene in a science-fiction frame inspired by a novel of Isaac Asimov. The passage of a herd of goats at sunset in a remote bay of a Greek island can be the starting point for a visionary and metaphysical journey. An abstract-meditating setting, pointing out the urgency of our planet and humanity. Shooting in Kefalonia Island 

Refugia by ANNE DE CARBUCCIA (France/USA) Based on the scientific theme “refugia” defined as habitats or environmental factors that coupled with morphological, Refugia reminds us of the connections and interconnections of our planet and how we must all be part of the Force that protects all living creatures. Shooting in Yakushima Island Japan 

Jungle Fever by TAKUMÃ KUIKURO (Amazonia/Brazil) The struggle of the Amazonian Xingu tribes trying to save their habitat from the fire, to protect their ecosystem and many rare species living in the rainforests. Shooting in Mato Grosso, Amazonia, Brazil 

Caiçara by OSKAR METSAVAHT (Brazil) The importance of the urgency for a conscious consumption of the marine ecosystem on our planet, the understanding of the damage caused by destructive fishing practices and their consequences by predatory methods. Shooting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 

Tatanka by ERIC NAZARIAN (USA) The bond between the Lakota people (Sioux) and their worship for buffalos, including the regeneration of the prairies, the preservation of their ecosystem and the subsistence hunting. Shooting in North Dakota, USA 

Queen by BETTINA OBERLI (Switzerland) Following her first short film Kingdom (Interdependence 2019), this second episode will describe the main character a female shepherd seeking strength in the encounter with the wolfs, on the Swiss glaciers. Shooting in the Swiss Alps 

The Last Maya by YULENE OLAIZOLA and RUBÉN IMAZ (Mexico) The story of the last Maya man in southern Yucatan lives surrounded by the ruins of the human civilization. In this solitary environment, he finds comfort and affection getting along with a manatee. Shooting in the south of Yucatan, Mexico 

The Chameleon by IDRISSA OUEDRAOGO (Burkina Faso) The sacred side of traditional beliefs regarding animals. Where do these beliefs come from, how were they born and especially, how are they expressed in the behaviours, customs or traditions related to the relationship between man and animal? Shooting in an African village 

Elephant in the Room by NILA MADHAB PANDA (India) Children from a small village in the Wayanad forest in Kerala, Southern India make a unique appeal to humanity on how to resolve Human – Wild Animal conflict and preserving the forest and the biodiversity. Shooting in Kerala, India 

Landscape Depressions by JANIS RAFA (Greece) A fictional and poetic interpretation on the notion of coexistence between local communities and farm animals in a moment in which humanity is in danger to be revenged by nature itself. Shooting in the North of Greece 

Domestication by ISABELLA ROSSELLINI and ANDY BYERS (USA) The origin of domestic animals, the explanation on the lack of biodiversity in modern farming and the inception of different breeds. Shooting in Long Island, New York 

TEXT ON THE ORGANIZERS

ART for The World is an NGO associated with the UNDPI (United Nations Department of Public Information). It was founded in 1995 during the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations and is based in Geneva and Italy (Turin/Milan) with permanent collaborations in European countries (France, Greece, Italy, UK and Switzerland), as well in Brazil, Canada, India, Mexico, Morocco and USA. ART for The World merges ethics with aesthetics to build cross-cultural relationship and promote sustainability, culture and education with a large number of cultural projects inspired by the UDHR and the SDG (Sustainable Development Goals), such as contemporary itinerant art exhibitions FOOD (2014-2015) and AQUA (2017-2018) and the production of the film anthology Interdependence (2019). The NGO has started its film productions with the UNHCHR’s 60th Anniversary (2008), in producing a film anthology of twenty-one short narrative films: Stories on Human Rights, funded by the European Union with the support of the French Ministry of Culture and the French Ministry Foreign Affairs. Stories on Human Rights received the Council of Europe’s Label for the most Innovate Cultural project in 2008. 

Further Informations: www.interactionsfilm.com