In its eleventh edition, Ecospeaker receives 105 works from 35 countries and will run until August 17 in more than 30 cinemas and cultural spaces in São Paulo
Is it a shocking scene – shocking? Cyril Dion’s camera follows Bella and Vipulan. They try to interview a member of the European Parliament, asking him about the aid that has just been voted – and approved – for intensive fishing in Spain. While economically important, this type of fishing poses a risk to the environment. The deputy, despite the camera, ignores them. He enters the elevator – a colleague asks: “Who are these children?” The deputy looks at the couple with the face of someone who doesn’t care. He shuts the elevator door in their faces.
The scene is from the movie Animal, by Cyril Dion, which opens in Sao Paulo this Wednesday 27, at 7:30 pm, for guests, at Reserva Cultural, the Ecospeaker, a socio-environmental themed film festival. the manifesto of Animal it is one of the most beautiful there is. A dome protects a slice of nature: a tree and a pair of elephants. Looking at them, from the outside and from behind, Bella and Vipulan. The sign: “Every generation has its battle. This is ours.”
In a telephone interview from Rome, where he spends his holidays with his family, Cyril Dion says: “I chose these sixteen year olds and took them on this journey around the world because I sincerely believe in the strength of these young people who represent hope for the future. . Today we are very aware of the need to preserve the environment. The older generations, in their greed for profit, have brought us here. Hope is in the new generation that represents the future, in Bella and Vipulan. “
He continues: “I took them on this journey because, through them, I want to show the state of the world. The pollution of the oceans, the near extinction of animals, deforestation, carbon emissions. The real journey that the film proposes is interior. We must change to preserve it. This struggle was for young people, it must be said “. And Dion reflects: “We went to consult specialists in different parts of the globe. Everyone has answers and theories about what needs to be done, but the question is political. What has been lacking, see the case of Brazil, is the political will to tackle problems. There is no environmental control without democracy, just as there is no conscience without individual commitment. Just google and you are already informed, but you must also want to “.
Ocean pollution was already a topic addressed in Aquaman’s fiction, starring Jason Momoa. The sight of India’s polluted beach, the traces of plastic found in fish and other marine animals, even humans. The satisfaction of that woman who learns to shoot to kill animals hunting in Africa: the lion struck. Cyril Dion’s feature film will mark a great start for Ecospeaker 2022, which runs until August 17 in more than 30 cinemas and cultural venues in São Paulo and online across Brazil. All sessions are free. Animal, specifically, will be shown again at the CCSP on August 4th at 3pm. From 12 to 16 August it will be online, integrating the biodiversity axis of the International Contemporary Panorama.
PERRIN. Just to remind you that the director Dion has already participated in another Ecospeaker, in 2015, with Tomorrow. This edition of the event pays tribute to actor and director Jacques Perrin, who passed away on 21 April at the age of 81. “It is truly an honor to show Animal at an event honoring Jacques. An important part of his extensive work is devoted to environmental issues. Winged Migration, Oceans and The People of the Forest have been a source of inspiration for me.” The 11th Ecospeaker presents 105 films from 35 countries.
A tribute to Sarah Maldoror, a pioneer of African cinema who died of covid, in 2020, is scheduled, and the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of Koyaanisqatsi, by Godfrey Reggio, with that soundtrack by Philip Glass. In addition to the works awarded at various international festivals, the program includes two goodies. The series Revoltby Steve McQueen, made for the BBC, about black protests in England, in 1981, in the aftermath of what became known as the New Cross Fire, a fire that killed 13 young people who were attending a party in South East London , and the new documentary by Vincent Carelli, Goodbye Captain.
Source: Terra
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