FRIDAY, APRIL 7 – 7:30 PM w/ Q&A (This event is $10)
SATURDAY, APRIL 15 – 5 PM w/ Q&A (This event is $10)
SUNDAY, APRIL 23 – 5 PM w/ Q&A (This event is $10)
Hybrid across multiple vectors, the short films of emerging Brazilian-Portuguese filmmaker Leonardo Pirondi suture the analog to the digital, blending essay film and sci-fi into bite-sized rhizomatic narratives that delve into the living bodies of landscapes and through the hollow facades of virtual realms.
Fresh off the recent premieres of his latest piece VISÃO DO PARAÍSO at International Film Festival Rotterdam and TRUE/FALSE, Pirondi will be in digitally-manifested attendance throughout April for a Q&A following each screening. The end of each program will also feature a special preview of the filmmaker’s latest work in progress.
EARTH HAD ISSUES LOADING…
dir. Leonardo Pirondi, 2020
USA. 15 mins.
A short meditation on the history (or perhaps simulation) of carbon-based life on Earth, from a primeval miasmatic stew to the glitch in the matrix that is human civilization.
IN SEARCH OF MOUNT ANALOGUE
dir. Leonardo Pirondi, 2021
4 mins. USA.
Taking inspiration from René Daumal’s 1952 novel, Mount Analogue, computer-generated images recorded through 16mm depict a journey into an impossible island.
IF A TREE FALLS IN A FOREST
dir. Leonardo Pirondi, 2021
USA. 15 mins.
The discovery of an obelisk in the desert outside of Los Angeles leads to the uncovering of a mysterious prismatic disc. Its decoding reveals a cyclical warning of exploitation and extinction.
WHAT REMAINS
dir. Leonardo Pirondi, 2022
USA. 1 min.
The first in Pirondi’s ongoing Alchemical Virtual Series of hand processed shorts. The imperfections of film grain juxtaposes against the horrific gesture posed by a virtual human model.
EFFELGUNT GLEAM
dir. Leonardo Pirondi, 2022
USA. 7 mins.
An adaptation of an early 20th century account of one man’s hypnagogic experience inside of a cave believed to reflect one’s worst nightmares. Sparkling minerals swirl before our eyes, creating impressions that confuse the micro with the macro.
THE PERFECT ROOM
dir. Leonardo Pirondi, 2022
USA. 2 mins.
The second entry in the Alchemical Virtual Series. The rendering of a computer-generated image of a room as seen through the dusty imprint of celluloid.
WORK IN PROGRESS
dir. Leonardo Pirondi, 20??
USA. 4 mins.