Cosmoetico
ITA 2015 5’30.09 FR 16.30, 01.10 SA 13.00 @Katowice City of Gardens: room 211
DIRECTED BY: Martina Scarpelli
SCREENPLAY BY: Martina Scarpelli
PRODUCED BY: Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia Scuola Nazionale di Cinema
What does a woman think when she takes a shower after waking up, or applies makeup with acute precision? Martina Scarpelli shows that in this moment of absolute focus on her own face – the body part which claims to portray our identity best – she thinks of her own existence in the face of the whole universe. In “Cosmoetico”, the ascetic cinematic form makes for a great counterpoint for the animation’s overwhelming topic. The metaphysics of everyday activities is confronted with the enormity of what’s outside of humanity – the reality that cannot be grasped by reason. However, she wants to think that if the world cannot be understood, one can at least try to understand their Being-in-the-world.
Martina Scarpelli
Animator, author of animations characterized by a vivid yet minimalistic style: thin lines and no colors or chiaroscuro.