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Saint Clair Cemin, Psyche

Saint Clair Cemin, Psyche a documentary film following the Brazilian artist over the last five years. Directed by Svetlana Cemin the film represents an intimate portrait of the artist and a deep reflection on the sculptor's journey to make one marble boat. The feature follows the process from the development in the artist's studio in New York all the way to its debut in the Sculpture Garden in Cleveland. Ohio.

  • Svetlana Cemin
    Director
    Father Arsenie
  • Svetlana Cemin
    Writer
    Adam Fuss, A Landscape of Imagination
  • Svetlana Cemin
    Producer
    Madeleine Hatz, A Royal Vagabond
  • Saint Clair Cemin
    Key Cast
    "himself "
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Feature
  • Completion Date:
    February 20, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    1,050,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    Brazil, China, Switzerland, United States
  • Language:
    English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    185:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • New York Film Awards
    New York, NY
    United States
    August 10, 2020
    Best Experimental Documentary
  • Los Angeles Film Awards
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    Best Documentary Feature
  • Chicago Indie Awards
    Chicago
    United States
    October 1, 2020
    Best US and International Experimental Documentary
  • Vegas Movie Awards
    Las Vegas
    United States
    November 6, 2020
    Best Experimental Film
  • Hollywood New Directors
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Honorable Mention
  • Venice Shorts
    Venice, CA
    United States
    July 7, 2020
    Best Experimental US and International Film
  • Toronto Short Film Channel Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    August 1, 2020
    Best Experimental Film
  • Montreal Independent Film Festival
    Montreal
    Canada
    September 5, 2020
    Best Experimental Film
  • ARFF Amsterdam
    Amsterdam
    Netherlands
    Best Experimental Film
  • New Wave Short Film Festival
    Munich
    Germany
    Best Feature Documentary
  • Tokyo Short Film Festival
    Tokyo
    Japan
    Best Documentary
  • Lonely Wolf: London International Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    Official Selection
  • Experimental, Dance and Music Film Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
  • Washington Film Festival
    Washington, DC
    United States
    Official Selection
  • Kalakari Film Festival
    Bombay
    India
    Official Selection
  • German United Film Festival

    Germany
    November 28, 2020
    Best Feature Documentary
  • CIFT Festival of Toronto
    Toronto
    Canada
    February 2, 2021
    Best International Documentary
  • Soul International Film Festival
    Soul
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
    January 12, 2021
    Winner Best Documentary
  • Experimental, Dance & Music Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    January 15, 2021
    Winner Best Feature Film
  • Rome Film Award
    Rome
    Italy
    January 15, 2021
    Best Documentary Feature
  • New York Tri-State International Film Festival
    New York City
    United States
    January 2, 2021
    Winner Best Documentary Feature
  • GIMFA-Gralha International Monthly Film Awards

    Brazil
    February 1, 2021
    Best Woman Director/ Best Documentary
  • Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival
    Athens
    Greece
    March 31, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Vienna Indie Short Film Festival
    Vienna
    Austria
    March 27, 2021
    Offficial selection
  • Vision du Reel
    Nyon
    Switzerland
    April 15, 2021
    VdR Film Market
  • Austin International Art Festival
    Austin
    United States
    March 26, 2021
    Offficial Selection
  • Cult Movies International Film Festival

    Official Selection
Distribution Information
  • O2 Films
    Distributor
    Country: Brazil
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Svetlana Cemin

Svetlana Cemin, is a producer, director and the founder of 610FILM, a Brooklyn-based film production art-house. She worked as a fashion model and actress prior to becoming a filmmaker. Svetlana Cemin is an award-winning filmmaker raised in Belgrade, Serbia who lives in New York. Her vision is to create experimental art films as well as documentaries and feature films that promote the work of artists and art in general. Her recent director-producer-writer credits include Adam Fuss, A Landscape of Imagination, feature documentary (Hollywood New Directors, Film Festival 2018 Best Documentary and Audience Award); Laura Kaplan, Love is All that Matters, a short film, (winner of best short film in BANEFF Stockholm 2017), LIFF (official competition) LAFF, NYC Film Festival; BURN, short film, a 22-min documentary of an Aussie drag queen, Olympia Bukkakis, Madeleine Hatz, A Royal Vagabond, short documentary and Metamorphosis (Visions du Reel 2019). The latest project Saint Clair Cemin, Psyche and Father Arsenie, feature documentaries were just completed.

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Director Statement

Saint Clair Cemin, Psyche was filmed in four different countries over a period of five years. I was privileged to be able to develop the story about making of the masterpiece, a marble boat Psyche, in collaboration with some extraordinarily talented people, my crew inclouding who had made this remarkable journey between China, Brazil, Switzerland, and the USA.