Canadian Premiere
In Corsica, a woman chooses to care for the earth by burning it.
Caroline Poggi, Bendik Giske, Pan Daijing
France
2022
In French with English subtitles
Featured in:
MODES 1
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Credits
Cinematography
Caroline Poggi, Jonathan Vinel
Editor
Caroline Poggi, Jonathan Vinel
Director
Caroline Poggi
Caroline Poggi was born in 1990 in Ajaccio. She studied at the University of Corsica and the Université Paris 8. Her directorial collaboration with Jonathan Vinel, Tant qu’il nous reste des fusils à pompe (2014), won the Golden Bear for Best Short Film at the Berlinale. Their first feature film, Jessica Forever (2018), premiered at TIFF and subsequently played at the Berlinale.
Their latest film, Watch the Fire or Burn Inside it (2022), was selected for Locarno Film Festival. They’re currently preparing for their second feature film. They live and work between Paris, Corsica, and Toulouse.
Jonathan Vinel
Born in Toulouse in 1988, Jonathan Vinel studied editing at La Fémis. His directorial collaboration with Caroline Poggi, Tant qu’il nous reste des fusils à pompe (2014), won the Golden Bear for Best Short Film at the Berlinale. Their first feature film, Jessica Forever (2018), premiered at TIFF and subsequently played at the Berlinale.
Their latest film, Watch the Fire or Burn Inside it (2022), was selected for Locarno Film Festival. They’re currently preparing for their second feature film. They live and work between Paris, Corsica and Toulouse.