JEONJU Intl. Film Festival

Expanded Cinema

It Is Night in America

Ana VAZ

Italy, Brazil, France 2022 67min DCP Color/B&W Documentary GAsian Premiere

Schedule

Code	Date	Time	Theater	Info	Ticket
254	2023. 04. 29	17:00	MEGABOX Jeonju Gaeksa 7	HKEG	Ticket Wish
415	2023. 05. 01	11:00	MEGABOX Jeonju Gaeksa 7	HKEG	Ticket Wish
860	2023. 05. 05	20:00	MEGABOX Jeonju Gaeksa 10	HKEG	Ticket Wish

Overview

Shot entirely on day for night technique. This wildlife eco-horror follows the trajectories of endangered species fleeing to escape extinction in a somber plot where the animals look back at us.

Review

Director Ana VAZ unveils her first feature film after a series of outstanding experimental shorts. As with her previous works, the boundaries between reality and fiction and those between genres are blurred. The film appears to be an ethnographic documentary at first, then turns into a horror film, but these boundaries also become indistinct as it transforms into an experimental film. In Brasilia, the night becomes a perfect scenario where architecture and animals are the main characters. With the use of 16 mm film, the director captures unfamiliar aspects of the city and, at the same time, transforms daily life into a cinematic space. (Sung MOON)

CREDIT

DirectorAna VAZ
ProducerLeonardo BIGAZZI - Fondazione In Between Art Film, Italy
ScreenplayAna VAZ

CinematographyJacques CHEUICHE
EditorAna VAZ, Deborah VIEGAS
SoundChico BORORO, Ana VAZ, Nuno DA LUZ, Erwan KERZANET

FILM SOURCE

Ana VAZ ㅣ av@multivers.al

DIRECTOR

Ana VAZ

Born in 1986, Brasília, Brazil. She has directed 16 films including her debut feature It Is Night in America (2022). She won awards at the Locarno IFF 2022 and many other festivals.

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