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The Eyes is a 5-minute 16mm film on video that carries forward the artist’s silent way of communicating with a feral cat named Xiaoyu. Through the repeated gesture of blinking and the presence of Xiaoyu’s absence, the film reflects on the reciprocal gaze between human and animal, exploring perception, distance, and communication beyond language.

For as long as she remembers, Francisca lives with an inexplicable and uncontrollable aversion to belly buttons. Nothing makes her more anxious than this simple part of the body and the shapes in the world that resemble it. When therapy isn't enough to solve her cherished phobia , Francisca turns to other types of methods - without any scientific basis and not recommended for anyone who suffers from the same condition.

Maybe all begin with the eschatological prophecy of a clown duo.
Set against the brutal architecture of a dystopian universe, a silhouette subjected to metamorphoses confronts the lines. A voice suggests madness. Language goes off the rails. La Citadelle des Clownes is a portrait of a comedian, a film journal, a metaphorical quest, the epileptic crossing of an ambushed bridge.
How to get out of the citadel?

Hyeonjin, Jaelee, and Parang attempt to experiment with grieving and building a relationship. Each of them plays a specific role, but we cannot draw a line between what’s acting and what’s real.

Lectorium, Sevcable Port

A person on stage is always slightly estranged from themselves. They adopt gestures, repeat movements, and construct the image of another in order to experience something new. In these films, the body becomes a site of experimentation. It laughs, resists, hides, enters into conflict, and ultimately finds no explanations for itself.
In the end, it is precisely through play and exaggeration that the most vulnerable states reveal themselves.

71 min

Program:

1. Yoonseo Lee, Epic Corpse Play (2026)
2. Lucie Leszez, La Citadelle des Clownes (2026)
3. Francisca Alarcão, O (2026)
4. Xun Wang, The Eyes (2025)

Saint Petersburg, Russia