Film screening: The Buriti Flower with EVIST member dr. Rebeca Roysen

On Saturday November 9th, EVIST coordinator dr. Rebeca Roysen will participate in a podium discussion on colonialism legacy and climate change, after the screening of the film: The Buriti Flower. Click here for more information.

THE BURITI FLOWER

GENRE: Drama/Documentary
COUNTRIES: Brazil, Portugal
YEAR: 2024
LENGTH: 124 min
LANGUAGES: Krahô, Portugese
SUBTITLES: English
TRAILER

JOÃO SALAVIZA & RENÉE NADER MESSORA (Directors & Writers)

Salaviza’s first short film ARENA was awarded the Palme d'Or at Cannes. His films were screened in the Official Competition of the Berlinale. And Venice Film Festival.   Messora worked as an assistant director on several projects in Brazil, Argentina and Portugal, including MOUNTAIN, João Salaviza's first feature film. Her films were also shown at Cannes and Berlinale Film Festivals The Buriti Flower was premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. The film was shot over a period of fifteen months in the Krahô Indigenous Land. 

PODIUM DISCUSSION: COLONIALISM LEGACY AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Filmmaker: Salaviza & Messora (Directors and Writers), online

Expert: Rebeca Roysen (University of Basel)

STORY
Through her child’s eyes, Patpro will go through three periods of the history of her indigenous people, in the heart of the Brazilian forest. Tirelessly persecuted, but guided by their ancestral rites, their love of nature and their fight to preserve their freedom, the Krahô never stop inventing new forms of resistance.

LOCATION
Stadtkino Basel Cinema at Klostergasse 5 is located in the Oldtown of Basel at the Theaterplatz through the Kunsthallengarten.
It is at about 3 minutes walking distance from Bahnhof Basel SBB. 
www.stadtkinobasel.ch/

TICKETS
- TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE HERE
- On location buying is possible 30 min before the start of the screening

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