Synergie: Phantasm & Protest

Fri., 8 September, 18:00–20:00 

Founded in 2017, Limitrofe Television is a Brazilian collective with an ambition to transcribe and transform the collective hunt for prosperity into a livable reality. Transgressing borders, the collective is a living manifesto of the resistance of the Latin American trans community. Founder Enantios Dromos, along with his partner and colleague Rosario Shephard, together with Iury Trannin introduce their multifaceted body of work, spanning from music videos and documentaries to their latest narrative film. The  screening is followed by a DJ set from Nunguja.

Screening programme

Curated by Enantios Dromos and Rosario Shephard 

Pujol- Bye Bye, Enantios Dromos, Limitrofe Television, 2018, Brazil, 4'

Chuala - FMR, Enantios Dromos, Enantios Dromos assisted by Rosario Shephard, 2021, Germany, 3'
CAUTION: This film contains nudity.

Lyzza - Ressaca, Enantios Dromos, Enantios Dromos and Rosario Shephard, 2022, Brazil, 4'

IMS convida: Enantios Dromos (Limitrofe Television) in conversation with Kelton Campos (Brasilandia.co), Enantios Dromos, Brasilandia.co, 2020, Germany/Brazil, 5'

Fri., 8. September, 20:00–22:00 

Synergie is a collective that embraces alternative screening methods and programming, aiming to illuminate the intersections of visual experimentation, transnational perspectives, and post-colonial narratives within the realms of cinema and video art. For Synergie: Phantasm & Protest, the collective presents the captivating films of Anaïs-Tohé Commaret. Through a skillful blend of documentary and experimental cinema techniques, Commaret’s work delves into the lives of individuals navigating the intersections of various temporalities and the fringes of society. Her film-making not only captures these experiences but also weaves them into a singular and enigmatic artistic creation, establishing a distinctive and thought-provoking body of work.

Screening programme

Eso que nos lleva, Anaïs-Tohé Commaret, Le Fresnoy, 2022, Chile, 23'

Trigger warning: sexual abuse

Placenta Chips, Anaïs-Tohé Commaret, 2022, France, 6'

Djoudi, Anaïs-Tohé Commaret, 2019, France, 16'
Trigger warning: sexual abuse

Sur La Dalle, Anaïs-Tohé Commaret, 2019, France, 2' 

Amor sur Mama, Anaïs-Tohé Commaret, 2019, France, 10'’

Disparaître - episode 1, Anaïs-Tohé Commaret, 2021, France, 4' 

8, Anaïs-Tohé Commaret, Le Fresnoy, 2022, France, 22' 

Curated by Chima Okerenkwo. The film screening is followed by a Q&A with Anaïs-Tohé Commaret.

Sun., 17 September, 17:00–19:00

Opensources is a project dedicated to exploring the intersection of ethics and aesthetics via experimental non-fiction cinema, interrogating what true cultural democracy looks like in film exhibition. It premiered at the Institute of Contemporary Art in London in April 2023. As part of Synergie: Phantasm & Protest, Opensources will present the short film HYPERFATE by Christelle Oyiri that questions the differences between notions of destiny and fate, followed by one of the most influential video-essays of the 1990s, Tthe Last Angel of History. Directed by John Akomfrah, a member of Black Audio Film Collective, the work is an exploration of the chromatic possibilities of digital video, embedded within a mythology of the future that creates connections between Black unpopular culture, outer space, and the limits of the human condition.

Screening programme

Hyperfate, Christelle Oyiri, 2023, France, 13'

The Last Angel of History, John Akomfrah, 1995, UK, 45'

Curated by Abiba Coulibaly and Harry Kalfayan. The screening is introduced by Harry Kalfayan and Abiba Coulibaly. Following the screening, both present a library of books that complement the films and invite the audience to an open discussion.