CATARINA NEVES RICCI
After
reading the manifesto of French feminist collective La Barbe on regarding the
inexistence of women directors in the 65th edition of Festival de
Cannes, producer and director Catarina Neves Ricci decided to give voice to
female filmmakers. And so was born WOMEN ON WOMEN. The
film, now in development and seeking more co-producers, is written, produced
and directed by Catarina Neves Ricci and co-produced by the Istanbul based
Ajans 21, an established art-house production company specialized in
documentaries on a wide range of social and cultural issues.
“That day, after reading the manifesto and
seeing its consequences, I questioned myself: how can we keep working when it
is systematically proven that distribution and promotion are not equal inside
the film industry?” This could be a whole subject for a film, however WOMEN ON
WOMEN goes beyond that. The director explains the artistic process she has been
through since that day “I started to wonder about femininity, that particular
ability to transform and to resist as a big core of the film I was willing to
make. One of the sides of femininity is an appeal for challenge boundaries, to
understand and seduce the dangerous, the no-fear. And that's the answer to how
can we keep working anyway and after all”
WOMEN ON WOMEN wants to takes us on an unexpected journey across the life and work of 5 female filmmakers around the world. Although all the names have not yet been disclosed, two are already known: Handan Ipekçi, awarded Turkish director, known for her socio-critical films; and the Milano based Alina Marazzi, who’s cinema always speaks for herself: ironic, rigorous and bold, abolishing boundaries between documentary and fiction.With assumed influences from video art, experimental cinema, architecture and dance, WOMEN ON WOMEN fits in the perfect borderline between the poetic – providing a sophisticated visual language and sound - and the drama of what is narrated.
Due to its locations and characters this documentary touches directly on some of the hottest conflicts contemporary society is facing nowadays. The deep insights and questions these filmmakers and their films provoke on the audience are undeniable. As undeniable how important their presence is for a more creative film industry, and their roles as cultural agents on disclosure old taboos in their home territories.
“The methodologies are obviously multiple and diverse, but all the artists presented in this documentary are united in their use of cinema as a mean of intervention and attitude, taking on the role as outspoken and leading advocates for social and political matters “ stands Catarina Neves Ricci.
WOMEN ON WOMEN wants to takes us on an unexpected journey across the life and work of 5 female filmmakers around the world. Although all the names have not yet been disclosed, two are already known: Handan Ipekçi, awarded Turkish director, known for her socio-critical films; and the Milano based Alina Marazzi, who’s cinema always speaks for herself: ironic, rigorous and bold, abolishing boundaries between documentary and fiction.With assumed influences from video art, experimental cinema, architecture and dance, WOMEN ON WOMEN fits in the perfect borderline between the poetic – providing a sophisticated visual language and sound - and the drama of what is narrated.
Due to its locations and characters this documentary touches directly on some of the hottest conflicts contemporary society is facing nowadays. The deep insights and questions these filmmakers and their films provoke on the audience are undeniable. As undeniable how important their presence is for a more creative film industry, and their roles as cultural agents on disclosure old taboos in their home territories.
“The methodologies are obviously multiple and diverse, but all the artists presented in this documentary are united in their use of cinema as a mean of intervention and attitude, taking on the role as outspoken and leading advocates for social and political matters “ stands Catarina Neves Ricci.
