Statues / 2013

The unveiling of a statue honoring Emiliano Zapata becomes the site in which the demands of a struggling city are manifested through the speech of a young boy.

Lisbon statues / 1932

A look at various statues in the city of Lisbon. This film is incomplete and was distributed against the will of the director.

The Monument Hunter / 2015

A droll yet profound exploration of memory, history, forgetting, and, of course, Raúl Ruiz. After seeing a documentary about Portuguese neurologist Egas Moniz while low on sleep, Jorge, a Chilean filmmaker living in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, suddenly remembers visiting a statue of Moniz in a park somewhere in Santiago with his father—who also happens to be a neurosurgeon. Jorge goes on a lengthy exploration of the city of his birth and all the way to Patagonia looking for the statue, all the while pondering memories of his dad and the imaginary territories between his homeland and New York.

Estátuas Não Falam / 2023

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The Statues / 2023

Discussions on social media give life to statues on Mexico City’s Reforma Avenue. The climate alternates between cycles of chaos and order, expression and censorship, memory and oblivion. A new decolonial, feminist era has arrived. Realities arise from changes that modify the city’s public space and its symbols.

Statues Also Die / 19537.52 voti

Short documentary ordered by the magazine "Présence Africaine". From the question "Why is the african in the Human museum while Greek or Egyptian art are in Le Louvre?", the two directors expose and criticise the lack of consideration for African art. The film was censored in France for eight years because of its anti-colonial perspective.

Les Statues de Fortaleza / 2019

It is a documentary that traces the course of different Venezuelan refugees who arrived at different periods in recent years in Brazil. From Pacaraima (Roraima's border with Venezuela), Fortaleza and Rio de Janeiro, passing through the shelters of Boa Vista.