Cinema – Stream of Images/Imaginaries – Territory and Sovereignty

On November 2, Sunday, a screening of the first bloc of the film program Stream of Images/Imaginaries will take place. The event will take place from 3pm to 5pm at the Auditorium in the third floor.

Stream of Images/Imaginaries, the film program of the 36th Bienal de São Paulo highlights connections between Brazil, the Caribbean, and West Africa, bringing together the richness of Brazilian and French cultures in a program of films and related activities, with support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Guimarães Rosa Institute, the French Embassy in Brazil, and the Institut français, as part of the France-Brazil Season. The program draws on the historical ties and strong transcontinental relationship and mutual influence between Brazil, the French Caribbean, and West African countries to establish dialogues between contemporary works from the African continent and historical works from the Cinémathèque Afrique collection, as well as films and videos by historical and contemporary artists from Brazil and the French Caribbean. The screenings will be accompanied by conversations with artists, lectures, and performances.

Each block of the program unfolds into a specific theme that will be explored throughout the Bienal, inviting the public to immerse themselves in its curatorial proposals. The block shown on November 2 is entitled Territory and Sovereignty. Looking at different communities from Senegal, Brazil, France, Guadeloupe, and Mozambique, this block highlights the relationship between people and territory, exposing the role of colonialism and capitalism in depriving populations of the right to live with dignity and to exercise agency over their land. Includes the following films: Contras’ City [City of Contrasts] (22’, Djibril Diop Mambety, 1969); Estamos todos aqui [We Are All Here] (20’, Chica Andrade and Rafael Mellim, 2017); Les Princes noirs de Saint-Germain-des-Prés [The Black Princes from Saint-Germain-des-Prés] (14’, Ben Diogaye Beye, 1975); Listen to the Beat of Our Images [Écoutez le battement de nos images] (11’, Audrey Jean-Baptiste and Maxime Jean-Baptiste, 2021); and Plantar nas estrelas [Plant in the Stars] (11’, Geraldo Sarno, Brazil/Mozambique, 1979).

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Cinema – Stream of Images/Imaginaries – Territory and Sovereignty
36th Bienal de São Paulo – Not All Travellers Walk Roads – Of Humanity as Practice
October 5, 2025
Sunday, 3 pm
Auditorium
Ciccillo Matarazzo Pavilion
Ibirapuera Park, gate 3
Av. Pedro Alvares Cabral, s/n
São Paulo, SP
free admission