Public screenings
Screen
Film programme
Documentaries and music films screened across the festival week at the Film Room (Sala de Cámara).
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Croatia in Dub
Thursday 22 Oct · 20:00
Directed by Lorenzo Mantovani
Croatia in Dub is a documentary that follows an unlikely musical encounter between centuries-old Croatian folk traditions and contemporary electronic sound: Italian producer and multi-instrumentalist Lo.Renzo (Lorenzo Mantovani) travels to Zagreb, driven by a curiosity that soon becomes an artistic obsession: can ancient voices survive inside modern rhythms without losing their soul? Working alongside the vocal ensemble Cipkice and bagpipe player Dominik Kunic, he begins a process of listening, learning, and unlearning.
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A Free Daughter of Free Kyrgyzstan
Thursday 22 Oct · 20:33
Directed by Leigh Iacobucci
In Kyrgyzstan, domestic violence is on the rise, and conservative groups are gaining political influence. It is within this context that 21-year-old singer and activist Zere Asylbek fearlessly speaks out against the injustices that women face in her country. In this intimate, verité-style film, Zere reflects on her experience of becoming an overnight viral sensation, causing her to receive death threats and make international headlines.
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Electric Amazonia
Friday 23 Oct · 20:00
Directed by Darien Lamen
[B]Electric Amazonia traces the early history of the aparelhagem sound-system phenomenon in Belém, Brazil, through interviews with veteran selectors, entrepreneurs, and dancers. The film explores how alternative media helped cultivate a vibrant subculture of Caribbean dance music, culminating in the emergence of lambada during the 1970s. This overlooked history reveals an Amazonia that was cosmopolitan, resourceful, and electric.
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Luzmila and the Birds
Saturday 24 Oct · 20:00
Directed by Pablo Mensi
The voice and worldview of the Bolivian singer of Quechua origin Luzmila Carpio, an artist who has devoted her life and career to invigorating indigenous traditions and spreading a message of social justice, female empowerment and ecological awareness. Luzmila y los pájaros received the Quetzalcoatl Indigenous International Film Festival – Winner Feature Film Americas and the SIGNIS Award for Best Documentary Feature at FENAVID 2024.