2019 Oscar-nominated “The Edge of Democracy” filmmaker Petra Costa and Switzerland’s Visions du Réel Film Festival weren’t going to let a global pandemic stop them from hosting a highly anticipated…
and Switzerland’s Visions du Réel Film Festival weren’t going to let a global pandemic stop them from hosting a highly anticipated masterclass on Thursday.
“The film could only be polarizing because what happened was so polarizing,” explained Costa. “They built a wall in front of congress. Any film about what happened in Brazil the last five years would be polarizing.” Originally meant to document only the Rousseff impeachment, the film grew legs with each dramatic revelation in the political landscape. At first “I went into congress ready to be convinced that Dilma should be impeached and Lula in prison, even though that wasn’t my own instinct,” she explained.
“We are collecting people’s narratives and perspectives of their quarantines,” she explained during her masterclass. “I invite anyone who wants to share their images and we will pay for any we use in the film. We would love to compose a mosaic through as many points of view as possible.
Costa’s films are often largely autobiographical, and she explained that for her, best practice is “when you approach the personal looking for what is most uncomfortable about it, what is most shameful, traumatic or painful. What you least want to share with others is what is most interesting to share, where most of the potential is.
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