Synopsis

A man and a woman find themselves at the foot of a Kaliberg, an artificial salt mountain formed by the residues of potash extraction in Germany. This place, shaped by human intervention and steeped in ecological memory, becomes the stage for an intimate and philosophical encounter.

Through static shots, the film explores the transience of life and images: she, a photographer, strives to capture fragments of time with her camera, while he, a filmmaker, observes through his lens and ponders the very meaning of representation.

The voice-over, blending philosophical reflections with emotional fragments, reveals their attempt to come to terms with the memory of an indelible loss: the death of their child. The narrative shifts between private grief and a transformed landscape, where the still whiteness of the salt mountain becomes the symbol of a memory never fully processed.

K is a visual and conceptual work that challenges the notion of permanence, inviting the audience to immerse themselves in a story where time, memory, and representation are inextricably interwoven.

NORDWIND

cinema documentary

Project in development // supported by Fondo Film Plus Svizzera italiana, Ticino Film Commissionm RSI. Swiss television and Federal bureau of culture

Synopsis

In Heligoland, a remote german archipelago in the North Sea full of history and contradictions, science and nature intertwine between past, present and future. As off-shore wind farms rise off the coast, threatening the migration of birds, ornithologists struggle to preserve the fragile balance between clean energy research and nature conservation. A poetic tale about the dichotomies of our time and the invisible interconnections that define our reality.

Written & directed: Gianluca Monnier and Andrée Julikà Tavares // production: parapluie pictures // © 2023

Synopsis

Terni, the place of origin of the director's mother, is the Italian city of steel and Saint Valentine.

Where it is said once laid an immense necropolis, one of Europe’s largest steelworks has been built.

In this place, personal biography and anthropological investigations intertwine with the singing of a working-class rock band,

while a buried family truth begins to resurface.

IN PRE-PRODUCTION

Written & directed: Gianluca Monnier // treatment supervisor: Dario D’Amato // DOP: Andrea Caccia // production: Nicola Bernasconi, ROUGH CAT (CH) // co-production: RSI Radiotelevisone svizzera (CH) // Sebastiano Luca Insinga, Jump Cut (IT) // Gianluca Monnier, parapluie pictures (CH)

Synopsis

Anonima is a multimedia art installation that aims to give voice to women victims of violence.

by Andrée Julikà Tavares & Gianluca Monnier // © 2023

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