Bozar Extra Muros – Samsara – Cinema Galeries

Bozar Extra Muros – Samsara

Geregisseerd doorLois Patiño
  • ORIGINELE TAAL LO, SWA
  • ONDERTITELING EN
  • LAND Spain
  • Langduur 113
  • Prijzen 9.50 €, 7.50 €, 6.50 €, 6.00 €
  • Moderatorkaartje Article 27, Arsène 50
  • Abonnement Carte 5 places Cinema Galeries, UGC Unlimited, Cineville Pass

Inleiding

Samsara is a story split in two: two continents, two communities, two belief systems, two sets of experiences and inner lives. Between them lies a sensory pathway, all light and sound. The film is set in Loas and Zanzibar and is meant to be an experimental documentary that uses fiction to depict a transcendental experience. Unsurprisingly, it won the Special Jury Award at the Encounters section of the 2023 Berlinale.

Synopsis

Every morning, a Buddhist teenager visits an elderly woman’s home to read her The Tibetan Book of the Dead; a guide for the journey between death and the next rebirth. On her last day, the young man whispers the book’s final passages in her ear, closes his eyes, and meditates alongside her, as she embarks on a transformative journey into what lies beyond.

Inleiding

Samsara is a story split in two: two continents, two communities, two belief systems, two sets of experiences and inner lives. Between them lies a sensory pathway, all light and sound. The film is set in Loas and Zanzibar and is meant to be an experimental documentary that uses fiction to depict a transcendental experience. Unsurprisingly, it won the Special Jury Award at the Encounters section of the 2023 Berlinale.

Synopsis

Every morning, a Buddhist teenager visits an elderly woman’s home to read her The Tibetan Book of the Dead; a guide for the journey between death and the next rebirth. On her last day, the young man whispers the book’s final passages in her ear, closes his eyes, and meditates alongside her, as she embarks on a transformative journey into what lies beyond.

Lois Patiño was born in Vigo (Spain) in 1983 and followed his cinema education in Madrid, New York and Barcelona. He is part of the illustrious generation of Galician filmmakers called ‘Novo Cinema Galego’.