The Capsule
Films in Program
Athina Rachel Tsangari’s (Attenberg) delights in the fantasy of high fashion, forging a work that bears her signature stamp but also sees her experimenting like never before. An ensemble of talented young actresses enacts a twisted fairy tale shot in an 18th-century mansion on the breathtaking island of Hydra. Plays with: Story for the Modlins and Morning of Saint Anthony’s Day
Elmer and Margaret Modlin devoted their lives to becoming famous and noteworthy, Elmer as a film actor and Margaret as a painter. However, they were never acknowledged. When they died in Madrid, their belongings ended up in a garbage can… Sergio Oksman’s reflection on posterity and eternal rest. Plays with: The Capsule and Morning of Saint Anthony’s Day
Saint Anthony is the patron saint of Lisbon and every June 13th tradition says that, as tokens of their love, couples must offer up small vases of basil, paper carnations, flags—and poetry. "At the ball where everybody dances / Someone’s left out. / It is better not to go / Where one will not be".—Fernando Pessoa Plays with: The Capsule and A Story for the Modlins