The Bony Lady

In a period of isolation, far away from each other, 2 friends reconnect through video-letters, inspired by the poetic gaze of women experimental filmmakers: Marie Menken, Joyce Wieland, Gunvor Nelson, Yvonne Rainer. Fernanda is a Brazilian living in São Paulo, Adriana is a Mexican-Brazilian living in Los Angeles. They both share their inspiration while capturing the reality of these times.

A journey into the psyche of Atanásio, a doorman in Copacabana, confused while attempting to understand his desires and aspirations.

Two friends respond to the challenges of the present by connecting through a playful provocation. Separated by America’s hemispheres, one in Brazil and the other in the U.S, they communicate strictly through video letters during a year. As a rule, each letter is formally and thematically inspired by a woman experimental filmmaker. As life unfolds, they express on film what they want to share with each other: the experience of being a recent immigrant, the expectations of political elections in both countries, their fears and hopes, all while observing the different women around them.

To start again, one has to destroy.

As a powerful storm sweeps through Southeast Mexico, a family takes refuge in their small meat shop. In the dead of night, their grandmother weaves an ancient tale of the Xtbay-a spirit born of grief and longing-to help them confront their fears and hold onto hope as their father is lost in the storm.

“Madrigal for a Living Poet” is a chant to life, an aesthetic tribute to the writer Tico. Filmic reverie about the reflections that the character brings, is a film about memory, which brings to light not only the agonizing paths of remembering, but also its political, resistance force, which insists on reinventing everyday life and searching for lost meanings.