MODES 3

Moving through often uncharted (subaltern) territory, these works and their subjects carry the remnants of emotional and physical labour on their shoulders, both literally and figuratively.

This short film program includes the following films:

Samba Infinito
Leonardo Martinelli, Brazil/France (16 min)

Amid the revelry of Rio’s Carnival, a wandering boy chances upon a weary street sweeper whose long-repressed grief derails his humble obligations.

Force Times Displacement
Angel WU, Taiwan (12 min)

Along the endless arch of incessant work, workers ache for change.

L’mina
Randa Maroufi, Morocco/France/Italy/Qatar (26 min)

Although the practice of coal extraction was halted in 2001, a treacherous mine in Jerada, Morocco, remains informally active and is manned by the town’s residents, who collaboratively act out a performance of their labour.

BOA
Alexandre Dostie, Canada/France (25 min)

When tragedy strikes the church, young Leonidas careens toward a brotherhood of an entirely different order, shedding the old ways to become something more intentional.

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Gala Hernández López, Spain/France (32 min)

Pol lives in Miami with his grandmother, endlessly pursuing personal growth schemes and online coaching seminars to master Crypto investing. He is becoming the best version of himself, but he’s not sure when his labours will bear fruit.