Private Project

Parangolé

A rainy morning in Rio de Janeiro; film as a membrane, a memory veil, imprinted by the body and the environment. The title is a reference to the performative cloaks/capes of the late Brazilian artist Hélio Oiticica, made of various materials including fabric, paper, and plastic. This handmade film is made with reclaimed pigments and physical processes including contact printing, scratching, peeling, spraying, and staining.

  • Abinadi Meza
    Director
  • Abinadi Meza
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    abstract, art, art film, avant garde, hand painted, analog
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    November 16, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Shooting Format:
    16mm scanned to HD video
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Abinadi Meza

Abinadi Meza (US/MX) is a Latinx-Indigenous artist who studied creative writing, art and architecture, and whose practice includes experimental film, sound art, and installation. Meza’s films are made with found and original footage, hand-painted film, and original soundtracks.

Meza's award-winning films have been presented at: Anthology Film Archives, New York; Athens International Film & Video Festival; Bogotá Experimental Film Festival; Cinemateca Nacional del Ecuador; Cineteca Nacional, Mexico City; Crossroads Festival, San Francisco; Festival ECRÃ, Rio de Janeiro; Filmmakers’ Cooperative, New York; Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin; Istanbul International Experimental Film Festival; Kassel Dokfest, Germany; Kino Palais, Buenos Aires; Light Matter, New York; Mientras Tanto Cine, Montevideo; Millenium, Brooklyn; New Orleans Film Festival; and ULTRAcinema, Mexico among other places.

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