"Resilient Skin" invites audiences to contemplate the profound ways in which our outermost layer serves as a testament to the indomitable spirit that resides within us all. This film program promises an intimate and thought-provoking exploration of the intricate tapestry of human existence, celebrating the resilience of our shared skin and flesh.
Documentary about the interaction between the Brazilian city's inhabitants and what is expressed in its walls. Graffiti, indecipherable symbols, slogans, political thoughts, hieroglyphs, declarations of love... Fragments of memory and silent screams that reveal the desires, fears, fantasies and dayd
The triplet in the title basically give it away already: identity in the digital age, especially in the face of image production and reproduction processes, is subject to incessant multiplication. Or to put it another way: the ego, what one could also call the "digital subject", is now subject to a
Our skin both exposes and protects us: it is part of our sense of identity, a witness, like it or not, to the events in our lives, a tool of communication, and plays an important role in how we relate to the world. Awarded the Prix du Jury / Jury Prize at Rencontres Internationales Sciences, Cinemas
"limbic" is a Visual Music clip which reflects the emotional processing of music in the limbic system and the resulting reactions of the body (the so-called "chills"). It has been proved that musical attributes like the violation of expectations, the beginning of something new, a new cue or a recurr
To end a toxic and violent relationship, Betty sets herself on fire. During the weeks following the tragedy, in the hospital burn unit, oscillating between fantasy and reality, she will rebuild her body and heal the terror that her companion had created in her.
New processes of mutation and mutualism by flowers and through artificial intelligence. Using a science fiction narrative, this project features a group of nine middle school students from the Marie-Curie college in Tourcoing who seek to mutate, to transform into flowers. This group evolves in colla
Evocatively framed macro shots of the human body, taking the letter "O" for inspiration. P Magazine released a DVD with this piece alongside their second book called Warm. O was also showed as part of Studio Acme's video showcase at the Whyte Hotel in NY & was showed as an installation at Bargehouse
$75,000 highlights the biological aspect of albinism, which is a genetic and hereditary abnormality that affects not only pigmentation, bu also and above all the physical and moral conditions of people with albinism. These people are victims of discrimination, mutilation and ritual crimes in Africa.
A vision of the four layers of the (in)visible membrane: already existing skin bacteria, a communication layer, a slime mould and plants, and how theoretically this clothing could transmute into different forms, colours and functions related to environmental changes.
Dead. Tissue. Love. is an intimate experimental documentary exploring the individual character of a female necrophile, as she recounts her life experiences and sexual awakening.
Squame explores the body's sensitive envelope, the skin. The ephemeral animated desquamations, created with the help of sugar casts, evoke fragile landscapes in a world at the edge of abstraction. Somewhere between archeological artifacts and macroscopic observations, the friable frontiers of these
Two worlds coexist in embryo. Contemporary ruins superimposed over ancestral ones evolve together, marrying past, present, and future. This film is an invitation to archaeological introspection, in a world in suspension where man is nothing more than a memory. It invites us to contemplate the develo
Three alien women with futuristic sound headgear walk around enclosed spaces engulfed in sand. Connected by their common ability to listen to the energy/vibrations/sound transmission that abandoned objects of the past/future emit, these alien women react to the stories of migrant Venezuelan women th
"How thin is the human skin? What does it hide behind? The leather bag of apocalypse." Bile is an introspective essay on the notion of the human body as political metaphor. Layer-by-layer the film digs down in order to reach answers to the proposed questions: what is body, what is illness and finall
A young woman who lives in her thoughts goes back to the sea to centre herself. As she dives into the water, she dives under her skin and penetrates her psychological wrapping.
With the publication of the Ophthalmographia in 1632, the Amsterdam physician Vopiscus Fortunatus Plempius sheds new light on the age-old question of how seeing works. His answer is an invitation to experiment: Enter with me into a darkened room and prepare the eye of a freshly slaughtered cow. He e
Louise is a mermaid. One day, a young man discovers her secret.
Two immigrants recount the changes brought about by their journeys to the U.S., paralleling that of cells migrating in response to a wound. ISFF13 Symbiosis
A trip behind and beneath the street-level skin of the city on the hidden paths of industrial history and once-and-future transit. The Triboro Line is a 24-mile freight rail in New York City, spanning from the Brooklyn Army Terminal in Bay Ridge, to Co-Op City in the Bronx. Once largely a passenger
Twin sisters live in complete symbiotic isolation. Every gesture in their life is perfectly synchronised. One day something changes and they are forced to embark on an adventurous journey to regain their normality. Visually stunning and elegantly orchestrated, the universe of Phalène is an im
"I´ve got iT under my skin" is a documentary that delves into the world of cyborgs and the fascinating relationship between humans and technology. Cyborgs are individuals who have integrated technology into their bodies, blurring the lines between man and machine. Through interviews with exper
Penn State University anthropologist Dr. Nina Jablonski walks us through the evidence that the different shades of human skin color are evolutionary adaptations to the varying intensity of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in different parts of the world.
Newly orphaned and freshly wounded from a loss, a boy lends his companion a prosthetic arm for the day. The companion records the limb being exposed to textures and materials. What will become of the limb and the video recordings?
Being from mixed cultures means going through constant waves of doubt ». Vitiligo invites you to experience the mindset of two women, both plunged deep in an internal questioning of their external appearance.
Jessica explores the inner-workings of our sister planet. Examining the atmospheric composition of Venus, this piece, narrated by Jackie Reynal, exposes a reminder of what could happen on Earth.
The skin is the body's largest sense organ: delicate and at the same time extremely robust, it has to fulfill various functions, from excretion through to storage of nutrients. Although one hopes to shed it at a metaphorical level, it simultaneously serves as the bearer of our identity, which can be
Cells that are resident specifically to the tip can be cut away completely, and be rebuilt from the remaining tissue as the root regenerates. Here we see two cell types, in green and in cyan, gradually returning to the root tip after having been cut away. (The bright flashes are short bursts of high
Flora is a scar massage therapist: she massages the scars in order to free her patients from their emotional burden. One day, a young woman, Juliette, without «apparent wound», comes to demand a care. This encounter awakens an old scar of Flora...
Skin takes us below the surface as we go on the journey with a young American teacher that is finally coming to terms with how she feels about the way she looks by showing her true self 10 years later. Farah is a twenty-four year-old Lebanese filmmaker, born and raised in the UAE, a fresh graduate f
Two grieving friends pass a long subway ride to a funeral by exchanging haunting visions of an impending outbreak - in which a mandatory skin suit uploads every bodily sensation to a government cloud.
Narrated by anthropologist Nina Jablonski, this engaging animation shows how human skin cells produce the pigment melanin, which gives skin its color. To view a short film on the evolution of skink color, go to http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/bi... To download this video and to discover related m
Ewa's life is seemingly monotonous, but the accompanying soundtrack makes for real cacophony. In the foreground, there are calls from a nagging mother, or tirades by nursing lecturers made in a robotic tone. Exposed to a mixture of good advice, prohibitions and conservative nonsense, Ewa's mind begi
Even in silence, the moon exudes light. Or perhaps especially in silence, which may be one of the reasons Daniela Zahlner's magical film Upwards Tide begins its flow without a sound. It makes sense to get used to the bright spot of light, which is interspersed throughout the film, in something akin
An open exploration of the daily lives of six men consumed by their passions: performance, discipline and overcoming the body's constraints. Jean-François, Ronald, Alexis, Cédric, Benoit and Maxim are the main characters in TA PEAU SI LISSE, an intimate portrayal of a group of "Superme
"Yummy Body Truck" is a fictional food truck that sells 'edible human body parts'. The stall collects samples of organisms found nearby, grinds their flesh into mouldable paste, and reshapes it into forms of human bodies. Different types of flesh can be characterised by factors such as pigmentation,
In Bogotá, Colombia, a charismatic eleven year old named Maria Alejandra struggles to maintain a normal childhood despite the limitations imposed by a rare skin disease. Conflict between mother and daughter arises when Maria refuses to attend school early one morning.