CAN 2025, col&bw, 10 min
music: Stefan Németh, commissioned by: Guillaume Lafleur for Cinématheque quebecois, clips from Sibériade by Andrei Kontchalovski, To the Stars the Hard Way by Richard Viktorov and Nikolay Viktorov and Le lynx sort du sentier by Agasi Babyan from the François Lemai collection, distribution: Lightcone Paris
The film takes a look at the Siberian ecosystem and massive forest fires using films of the Cinématheque quebecois‘ collection. It weaves ecological urgency with perceptual introspection.
The Cinémathèque québécoise commissioned six artists (from both the experimental and animated film scenes) to create a short film using unselected Soviet films from a donation by collector François Lemai. Recomposing images, manipulating shots to remind us of their plastic value, producing a discourse that resonates with the approach of the artists invited. (Guillaume Lafleur)
festival placements:
Unarchive Festival Rome/I
screenings:
Cinémathèque quebecois Montréal/CAN