Five films and a round table this week at the Filmoteca de Andalucía in CórdobaCORDOVA
The Andalusian Film Archive, dependent on the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sports and managed through the Andalusian Agency of Cultural Institutions, has programmed, at its headquarters in Cordovafrom June 18 to 21a calendar of activities consisting of five projections of varied themes. Specifically, one produced in Uruguay, two with LGTBIQ+ themes, another in tribute to Andalusian film professionals and one about black cinema, as well as a round table.
As the Andalusian Government has specified in a note, this Tuesday, the 18th, there will be a screening, within the cycle dedicated to the latest Uruguayan film production, the documentary bosco, by Alicia Cano Menoni. The filmmaker tells the story of the small Italian town of Bosco di Rossano, immersed in devouring forests in which only 13 inhabitants remain.
“I was always curious about that place that was linked to the story of my grandfather Orlando and his ancestors,” says the filmmaker, and this idea is what she shows in her work, on which she has worked for more than thirteen years and which details the story of his centenary grandfather, Orlando Menoni, descendant of that town lost between Carrara and Massa. With the work, Cano will find more than a town: he will rescue the life that remains when everything seems destined to disappear.
On Wednesday the 19th the Film Library program a double film session. On the one hand, at 8:30 p.m., within ‘The professionals of Andalusian cinema, cycle of tribute and recognition of the effort and creativity of the technicians who lead the development of cinema in this land, you can seeThe world is yours. The film pays tribute to the work of cinematographer Alejandro Espadero.
Next, at 9:00 p.m., the film will be shown on the screen within the LGTBIQ+ cycle. Muxes: Authentic, fearless and danger-seekers, in collaboration with the Mexican Institute of Cinematography. The film is a portrait of a group of indigenous and mestizo homosexuals from Juchitán, “a kind of third sex admitted and integrated into Zapotec society since precolonial times” who defend their diversity and preserve their cultural identity as Zapotecs. The film received the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the Morelia International Film Festival.
On Thursday the 20th you can enjoy black cinema at the Filmoteca with The diabolical ones,by HG Clouzot, a film that championed the psychological thriller label from the moment of its release and that was ahead of its time for representing on screen a series of situations that were absolutely modern for the time. It is part of the ‘Shadows of Suspicion’ cycle, which will last until the end of July.
LGTBIQ+ themed round table
And to close the week, on June 21, the LGTBIQ+ cycle will also be exhibited All the Colors of the World Are Between Black and White, a title that addresses homosexual relationships in Nigeria. Premiered at the Berlin Festival, the film is Tunde Apalowo’s first work. After its screening, a round table will follow that will analyze the LGTBIQ+ community in the migrant population. Zahira Santos and a representative of Córdoba Acoge will participate on behalf of the Triángulo Foundation.
