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W H E R E A R T A N D C I N E M A C O L L I D E

"CINEMA IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FRAUD IN THE WORLD"
JEAN-LUC GODARD

WELCOME TO C L I M A X 2023'S VIRTUAL FILM FESTIVAL ART GALLERY VEXHIBITION! IN A YEAR WHERE ART, CINEMA, AND VIRTUAL SPACES INTERTWINE TO OFFER A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE, THIS FESTIVAL ENDEAVORS TO NOT JUST SHOWCASE FILMS BUT ALSO TO NAVIGATE THE INTRICATE TAPESTRIES OF THE STORIES THEY CONVEY. WHETHER YOU'RE LOOKING FOR PROFOUND INSIGHTS INTO THE DEPTHS OF THE HUMAN PSYCHE, SEEKING TO ENGAGE WITH CONTEMPORARY SOCIETAL ISSUES, OR SIMPLY WISH TO BE IMMERSED IN CAPTIVATING NARRATIVES FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE, OUR CURATED FILM BLOCKS PROMISE TO CATER TO EVERY CINEPHILE'S PALATE. DIVE DEEP INTO THE VAST OCEAN OF CONTEMPORARY CINEMA AND EXPLORE ITS MYRIAD CURRENTS, RIPPLES, AND WAVES, EACH LEADING TO UNCHARTED TERRITORIES OF THOUGHT, FEELING, AND INTROSPECTION.

HERE'S A PREVIEW OF THE FILM BLOCKS YOU CAN EXPLORE AND IMMERSE YOURSELF IN:

MADRID VOICES: AN INTROSPECTIVE SOJOURN INTO THE SPANISH FILMIC ZEITGEIST, ELUCIDATING THE INTRICACIES OF THE 2023 MADRID FILM FESTIVAL LAUREATES' AUTEURIAL INSIGHTS.

WHISPERS IN THE CROWD: A TAPESTRY OF NARRATIVES THAT INTERROGATE THE INTERSTICES OF SOCIO-CULTURAL NORMS, EXISTENTIAL ANGST, AND INDIVIDUAL AGENCY.

LACANIAN LABYRINTHS: A CINEMATIC ODYSSEY THROUGH LACANIAN SEMIOTICS, OFFERING A DEEP DIVE INTO THE NEXUS OF DYSTOPIA, TRAUMA, AND THE UNCANNY.

OF MONSTERS AND MEN: A DIACHRONIC EXPLORATION OF THE LIMINAL SPACE BETWEEN ANTHROPOCENTRIC DESIRES AND THE MONSTROUS OTHER.

SURREALISTIC EXILE: A KALEIDOSCOPIC ARRAY OF FILMS EPITOMIZING THE LIMINALITY OF SURREALIST INTROSPECTION, CHALLENGING THE VERY CONTOURS OF CINEMATIC ONTOLOGY.

ANIMORPHOSIS: A CINE-PHILOSOPHICAL FORAY INTO THE ANIMATED MILIEU, PROMULGATING DEEPER TRUTHS VIS-À-VIS HUMAN EXISTENTIAL QUANDARIES.

CINEMATIC TRUTHS: A COMPENDIUM OF DOCUMENTARIES THAT INTERROGATE AND REFRACT GLOBAL SOCIOCULTURAL NARRATIVES THROUGH A DERRIDEAN DECONSTRUCTIVIST LENS.

IN THIS VEXHIBITION, THE VIRTUAL MEETS THE VISCERAL, INVITING YOU TO EXPERIENCE CINEMA AS AN EVOLVING ART FORM, RICH IN DEPTH, DIVERSITY, AND DISCOVERY. ENGAGE, ENJOY, AND EMBARK ON THIS EXTRAORDINARY JOURNEY THROUGH THE WORLD OF FILMS.

M A D R I D V O I C E S

I N T E R V I E W S W I T H T H E L A U R E A T E S A N D
J U R Y ' S D I S T I N C T I V E S E L E C T I O N S
F R O M M A D R I D ' S 2 0 2 3 C O N V O C A T I O N

| 100m | SPANISH-SPEAKING |
| AUTOMATIC SUBTITLES ONLY |
DIVE INTO THE WINNERS AND JURY SELECTIONS OF MADRID 2023. "MADRID VOICES" REVEALS THE INSPIRATIONS AND TALES OF THE CREATORS BEHIND NOTABLE FILMS. EXPLORE WORKS LIKE SERZO'S "ARCHIMÉTRICA” AND LAGO'S "A TU VERA”. MEET THE FILMMAKERS DEFINING SPANISH CINEMA. JOIN US TO UNVEIL THE DEEPER NARRATIVES OF MODERN SPANISH FILM.

DAVID PEÑARANDA
| 12m | Spain | La Casa Del Río |

PABLO PORCUNA
| 10m | Spain | Sobras |

LUCA CRISCUOLO
| 8m | Spain | Once Upon A Time Love |

BERDI LAGO
| 12m | Spain | A Tu Vera |

ALEJANDRO FERNANDEZ OTERO
| 8m | Spain | Amores En Serie |

JAVIER DAMPIERRE
| 10m | Spain | Pongamos Que Hablo De Ti |

ANA SERZO
| 8m | Spain | Archimétrica |

JOSE LUIS SERZO
| 10m | Spain | Archimétrica |

FERNANDO BONELLI
| 12m | Spain | La Tierra Llamando A Ana |

VANESSA DORREI
| 10m | Spain | Pongamos Que Hablo De Ti |

W H I S P E R S I N T H E C R O W D

I N T E R N A L W A R S , S O C I E T A L C H A I N S ,
A N D T H E R E L E N T L E S S S E A R C H F O R S E L F A M I D S T. M O D E R N C H A O S

| 228m |
EXPLORE TALES OF INDIVIDUALS BATTLING SOCIETAL NORMS AND PASTS. THESE DRAMAS PROBE THE HUMAN CONDITION, CHALLENGING ASSUMPTIONS AND SHIFTING DISCOURSES. FROM SINGAPORE'S EDUCATION SYSTEM TO ARTIST'S SOLITUDE AND YOUNG DREAMERS' JOURNEYS, EXPERIENCE STORIES OF DREAMS, DESPAIR, AND REDEMPTION. JOIN US IN THIS EMOTIONAL LANDSCAPE, HIGHLIGHTING THE UNIVERSAL SEARCH FOR CONNECTION AND REDEMPTION.

AN ISLAND DRIFTS
| 18m | Singapore | Vivian Ip |

THE JOURNEY OF MURDER
| 100m | China | Jun Wang |

DOUBLE ACT
| 4m | Spain | Lotte Thomas |

OLMA DJON
| 70m | France | Victoria Yakubov Schneid |

THE CHIEFTAIN OF THE PUDDING RACE
| 26m | USA | Shane Crosland |

BAD FURNITURE
| 10m | USA | Randall Maxwell |

L A C A N I A N L A B Y R I N T H S

T R A V E R S I N G T R A U M A S, D Y S T O P I A N D E P T H S,
A U T E U R A C H R O M A T I C S, A N D F I L M ’ S F R E U D I A N F A B R I C I N M O D E R N C I N E M A

| 228m |
DELVE INTO A METICULOUSLY CURATED CINEMATIC ODYSSEY EXPLORING THE PROFOUND INTERSECTION OF DYSTOPIAN FUTURES AND THE PSYCHOLOGICAL GRAVITY OF CLAUSTROPHOBIC CONFINES. THESE FILMS, ROOTED IN BOTH TANGIBLE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL TERRAINS, POIGNANTLY ECHO CONTEMPORARY ANXIETIES, EXISTENTIAL CRISES, AND THE HUMAN QUEST FOR UNDERSTANDING. JOIN US FOR THIS DEEP DIVE INTO THE PSYCHE'S LABYRINTH AT THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL.

SERVUS KARL
| 24m | Austria | Thomas Bischof |

PHI 1.618
| 90m | Bulgaria | Theodore Ushev |

후각 "OLFACTION"
| 20m | Republic of Korea | Beboon Bahk |

RISING WOLF
| 100m | Australia | Antaine Furlong |

DEVOID
| 4m | UK | Matthias Von Braun |

THE LAST WOMAN
| 5m | Belgium | Pierre Stine |

O F M O N S T E R S A N D M E N

D I A L E C T I C S O F T H E U N H E I M L I C H A N D T H E H A U N T I N G
I N T E R P L A Y O F I D E N T I T Y I N T H E A G E O F G L O B A L H O R R O R

| 228m |
DIVE INTO A WORLD WHERE DESIRES AND HORRORS MERGE. THIS GLOBAL HORROR FILM SELECTION PUSHES VIEWERS TO FACE THE DANCE BETWEEN DESIRE AND ANNIHILATION. EXPLORE PSYCHES FROM ARGENTINA'S GRIEVING FATHERS TO CANADA'S RECOVERING ADDICTS. THESE FILMS, BASED ON TRADITIONS AND CURRENT ISSUES, WEAVE A NARRATIVE OF LONGING, LOSS, AND SELF-ASSERTION AGAINST OVERWHELMING ODDS.

LA CAZA "THE HUNT"
| 14m | Argentina | Fer Dumas |

I WHO HAVE NO ONE
| 25m | USA | Pierre Tsigaridis |

BABY BOOM
| 14m | Norway | Thomas Lunde |

PART FOREVER
| 12m | Taiwan | Alan Chung-An, Ou |

THE ISLE
| 95m | UK | Matthew Butler-Hart |

OLD FLAMES
| 5m | Canada | Fugitives (Spencer Ryan, Jordan Hamer) |

S U R R E A L I S T I C E X I L E

O E D I P A L T E N S I O N S , F R A N K E N S T E I N I A N R E P E R C U S S I O N S ,
A N D T E C H N O L O G I C A L R E B I R T H S H A P I N G T O D A Y ’ S F I L M P H I L O S O P H I E S

| 228m |
IN TODAY'S AUTEUR CINEMA, FILMS SHAPE OUR PHILOSOPHICAL ERA. FROM NYC'S REALISM TO FRANCE'S PAST, SPAIN'S DYSTOPIA TO MEXICO'S PUNK LABYRINTHS, THIS SELECTION REVEALS SURREAL LAYERS. THESE MOVIES, WITH PSYCHOANALYTIC UNDERTONES, REFLECT DEEP EXISTENTIAL ANGST, URGING US TO QUESTION OUR EXISTENCE AND DESIRES.

THAT COLD DEAD LOOK IN YOUR EYES
| 100m | USA | Onur Tukel |

MIKI MANIACO
| 85m | USA | Carla Forte |

WATER
| 20m | France | Cyrille Louge |

BREARTH
| 2m | Spain | Julio del Álamo |

CLUB INTERNACIONAL AGUERRIDOS "C.I.A."
| 85m | Mexico | Leandro Cordova |

A NEW BEGINNING
| 4m | France | Christophe Chudy |

A N I M O R P H O S I S

M E T A M O R P H O S I S , M E L A N C H O L I A , A N D M E M O R Y :
T H E P S Y C H O A N A L Y T I C E X P L O R A T I O N O F A N I M A T E D E X I S T E N C E S

| 228m |
DIVE INTO ANIMATED STORYTELLING WITH SIX GLOBAL FILM MARVELS. BEYOND ENTERTAINMENT, THEY EXPLORE THE HUMAN SOUL WITH TALES OF LAUGHTER, PAIN, AND HOPE. THESE STORIES REVEAL DEEPER TRUTHS ABOUT THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE. IT'S MORE THAN CINEMA; IT'S A DEEP DIVE INTO ANIMATED SOULS. PREPARE FOR A JOURNEY THAT CHALLENGES PERCEPTIONS AND CELEBRATES THE MEDIUM'S INTRICACIES.

TAMO JUNTO "TOGETHER"
| 6m | Brazil | Pedro Conti |

HARDBOILED
| 28m | USA | Peter Sluszka |

PORT
| 2m | USA | Andrew Lehman |

CITIPATI
| 6m | Germany | Andreas Feix |

DON'T CROAK
| 2m | USA | Daun Kim |

LIFEBLOOD
| 20m | Australia | Nicholas Tory |

C I N E M A T I C T R U T H S

D E R R I D E A N D E C O N S T R U C T I O N S A N D P O S T - S T R U C T U R A L I S T
I N T E R P R E T A T I O N S O F I N T E R N A T I O N A L D O C U M E N T A R Y C I N E M A

| 228m |
EXPLORE DOCUMENTARY FILM THROUGH THE LENS OF DERRIDA, LACAN, AND FOUCAULT. COMBINING PERSONAL TALES WITH GLOBAL NARRATIVES, THESE FILMS TRANSCEND STORIES, PROMOTING DEEP REFLECTION AND CULTURAL INTROSPECTION. MORE THAN ENTERTAINMENT, THEY ARE INFLUENTIAL REFLECTIONS OF OUR GLOBAL SOCIETY.