Spirits & Rocks: An Azorean Myth
Portugal, Switzerland | 14' | 2020
On a volcanic island, inhabitants are caught in an unending cycle: the threat of impending eruptions and the burden of past traumas loom over them. Some draw upon myth and religious beliefs to interpret their situation, while others demonstrate resilience, rebuilding their villages from the volcanic rocks. Mirroring the ethereal atmosphere of the island’s landscapes, the film gradually takes on the appearance of the stories it recounts.
Locarno Film Festival, Switzerland
Solothurner FilmTage, Switzerland
Sundance Film Festival, U.S.
Go Short - Int. Short Film Festival, The Netherlands
Akbank Short Film Festival, Turkey
Vilnius Int. Film Festival "Kino Pavasaris", Lithuania
True/False Film Festival, U.S.
Ulju Mountain Film Festival, South Korea
Trento Film Festival, Italy
Ashland Independent Film Festival, U.S.
Ethnocineca Documentary Festival, Austria
Festival Int. du Film d'Aubagne, France - Best Documentary Prize
Full Frame Documentary Festival, U.S. - President's Award
Kyiv Int. Film Festival "Molodist", Ukraine
Moscow Int. Documentary Festival DOKer, Russia
Boston Short Film Festival, U.S. - Best Experimental Film Award
Dokufest Int. Documentary Film Festival, Kosovo
Melbourne Int. Film Festival, Australia
Apricot Tree Ujan Int. Film Festival, Armenia - Best Short Film Prize
Rhode Island Int. Film Festival, U.S.
Beldocs Int. Documentary Film Festival, Serbia
POW Film Fest, U.S.
Drama Short Film Festival, Greece - Grand Prize Student Competition
Camden Int. Film Festival, U.S.
Telluride Film Festival, U.S.
Equinoxio Film Festival, Colombia
Elbe Dock Int. Film Festival, Czech Republic
Raindance Film Festival, U.K.
Aesthetica Short Film Festival, U.K.
Signes de Nuit Int. Film Festival, France
Cyprus Int. Short Film Festival, Republic of Cyprus
Szczecin Film Festival, Poland - Best Film Award
Denver Film Festival, U.S.
Int. Film Festival Etiuda&Anima, Poland - Student Jury Award
Still Voices Short Film Festival, Ireland
41 North Film Festival, U.S.
Duhok Int. Film Festival, Iraq
FIC Author Int. Film Festival, Mexico
Caminhos Film Festival, Portugal
Istanbul Experimental Film Festival, Turkey
Izmir Int. Short Film Festival, Turkey
Athens Ethnographic Film Festival, Greece
Beijing International Short Film Festival, China
Autrans Int. Mountain Film Festival, France
"Cinema Vérité" Int. Documentary Film Festival, Iran
Little Islands Festival, Greece
Glasgow Short Film Festival, Scotland
Festival internacional Signos da Noite, Portugal
Montanha Pico Festival, Portugal
Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital, U.S.
Fidé Brazil, Brazil
Sedona Int. Film Festival, U.S.
DEMO Moving Image Experimental Politics
The Nordic House
La BIM - Bienal de la Imagen en Movimiento
Production A Vol d’Oiseau Directing & Editing Aylin Gökmen Camera Marianna Vas, Aylin Gökmen Music Thomas Geissl Sound Recording & Sfx Joao Alves Sound Design & Mix Etienne Curchod - Alea Jacta.CH
