IDFB x ABPA PRESENT: SELECTIONS FROM DIGITALIZAÇÃO VIAJANTE
dir. Various
Brazil. 70 min.
In Portuguese with English subtitles.
ONE NIGHT ONLY!
SATURDAY, MARCH 11 – 7:30 PM (This event is $10)
Between September 2022 and February 2023, archivists Glênis Cardoso and William Plotnick of Cinelimite/IDFB traveled to six different Brazilian states in the north and south east with a portable 2K 8mm and Super 8 film scanner in an effort to digitize works of Brazilian film heritage in these formats from regions of Brazil with little access to film scanning services. This ambitious digitization project is called Traveling Digitization (Digitalização Viajante), and was a collaboration between Cinelimite’s Iniciativa de Digitalização de Filmes Brasileiros (IDFB) and the Associação Brasileira de Preservação Audiovisual (ABPA).
The project resulted in the digitization of over 350 unique Brazilian 8mm and S8 films, in only three months. IDFB and ABPA are excited to present the first ever screening of an especially selected group of titles from this project to the Spectacle audience on a night of conversations about the importance of small gauge film formats, Brazilian cinema history, and independent film preservation initiatives in Brazil.
This event will feature an introduction and post-screening discussion with Cinelimite’s William Plotnick
VIVA O OUTRO MUNDO
dir. Katia Mesel, 1972
10 mins, Brazil
Silent.
CLOSES
dir. Pedro Nunes, 1982
30 mins, Brazil
In Portuguese with English subtitles
O LENTO, GRADUAL E SEGURO STRIPTEASE DE ZÉ FUSQUINHO
Dir. Amin Stepple, 1978
3 mins, Brazil
In Portuguese with English subtitles
CREUZINHA NÃO É MAIS TUA
Dir. Amin Stepple, 1979
20 mins, Brazil
In Portuguese with English subtitles
VÃ-PIRAÇÕES
Dir. Arnaldo Albuquerque, 1970-1982
3 mins, Brazil
Silent.
CARCARÁ
Dir. Arnaldo Albuquerque, 1970-1982
3 mins, Brazil
In Portuguese with English subtitles
SONHO AMERICANO
Dir. Arnaldo Albuquerque, 1970-1982
3 min, Brazil
Silent.
Note: Proceeds from this event will go towards helping IDFB and ABPA purchase hard drives to digitally preserve the films digitized during the project Digitalização Viajante.