With exhibitions until Tuesday (16), the franc show Dialogues – French Film and Socio -Environmental Emergency presents eight films that address the climate crisis, their impact on people and the ways in which they position themselves and react to the climate crisis. France films, Senegal, Guadalupe (French archipelago), Italy, Burkina Faso and Brazil make up the panorama
The works can be seen in sessions at CineSesc, Rua Augusta, downtown São Paulo, and its schedule is available on the Sesc page, and mix classics like Alphaville (1965), by Jean Luck Godard, and the recent Dahomey (Mati Diop, France, Senegal, 2024), winner of the Golden Bear at the Berlin Festival.
Brazil is the theme and inspiration of two of the films. The Fall of Heaven (Gabriela Carneiro da Cunha and Eryk Rocha, Brazil, France, Italy, 2024), brings an urgent reflection on the predatory model of the capitalist system that threatens the planet and indigenous peoples, and is inspired by the work of David Kopenawa Yanomami. The documentary Rivers that fly (Aurélien Francisco Barros, France, 2017), in turn, explores the atmospheric phenomenon of Amazonian moisture that influences the global climate.
The cycle also has productions that dialogue with children, such as animation The Man of the Moon (Stephan Schesch, France, Germany, 2012), based on Tomi Ungerer’s children’s book, and the film The man who planted baobás (Michel K. Zongo, Burkina Faso, 2021), a documentary that portrays the trajectory of a gentleman who, over five decades, cultivated more than 4,500 trees of the species that is symbol of the continent.
Completing the selection, the public will be able to watch the documentary The Vertigo Man – Tales of a city (Malaury Eloy Paisley, Guadalupe, 2017), a work that deals with the identity and territorial transformations in Guadalupe.
Sessions are free, except for Dahomey and The man who planted baobáswhich will have popular price tickets at $ 10.
The program also extends to Sesc Piracicaba, from Friday to September 16, where part of the titles will be displayed, including The Fall of Heaven, Dahomey, Red solo, The Man of the Moon and Alphaville.
The dates and schedules of display can be consulted in the programming website.
The show is part of the France – Brazil 2025 season, which began in August and will extend until December, celebrating the 200 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
There are more than 300 events in Brazil, which follows three main thematic axes: democracy and fair globalization, diversity and dialogue with Africa and climate and ecological transition.
The full program of the season at Sesc São Paulo is available at Sesc website.
