Laura Bari
Originally from Argentina, self-taught filmmaker Laura Bari has lived in Montréal for twenty-five years. She chooses cinema as her mode of communicating the convergence of art, identity construction, mental health, and education. Antoine (2009), her first full-length film that she both produced and directed, is about the imaginary life of a blind boy, and was shown at some 30 festivals around the world, winning some 15 prizes. Her second film, Ariel (2013), is about a man who rebuilds his identity after a terrible accident, and also was shown in several international festival including IDFA, Thessaloniki and BAFICI. Primas (2017) completes her trilogy and reveals once again the power of imagination through her unique artistic approach that pushes the boundaries between the real and the unreal.
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Antoine
With Antoine, filmmaker Laura Bari treats us to a sensitive portrait of a six-year-old boy, one like any other, except that he’s blind. We follow Antoine in his classes, playing with friends, skating, and visiting family. We accompany him on imaginary excursions as a detective, listen to him as a radio host, and sit shotgun as he drives his parents’ car. Antoine allows us access back into child...
Primas
Primas is an evocative portrait of two cousins, Rocío and Aldana, Argentinian teenagers who, in the wake of heinous acts of violence that interrupted their childhoods, will free themselves from the shadows of their past. Travelling in Argentina and Montréal, the girls come of age having revelatory experiences in their everyday lives; learning dance, mime, theatre, circus and visual arts. They...
Antoine
With Antoine, filmmaker Laura Bari treats us to a sensitive portrait of a six-year-old boy, one like any other, except that he’s blind. We follow Antoine in his classes, playing with friends, skating, and visiting family. We accompany him on imaginary excursions as a detective, listen to him as a radio host, and sit shotgun as he drives his parents’ car. Antoine allows us access back into child...
Primas
Primas is an evocative portrait of two cousins, Rocío and Aldana, Argentinian teenagers who, in the wake of heinous acts of violence that interrupted their childhoods, will free themselves from the shadows of their past. Travelling in Argentina and Montréal, the girls come of age having revelatory experiences in their everyday lives; learning dance, mime, theatre, circus and visual arts. They...
