Cinematherapy - Tomasz Raczek & Armen Mekhakyan

Szczecin Film Festival 2022: 22.10.2022, Saturday, 10:00
Akademia Sztuki, pl. Orła Białego 2 (where is that?)
Blok tematyczny: The Boundaries of Cinema

In 2015, the film critic and Youtuber Tomasz Raczek, together with psychologist and therapist Armen Mekhakyan, met in one of the radio broadcasts, starting a series, which they called radio cinema therapy. They met regularly with the audience and discussed a particular film through the prism of their own selves. This is how cinema therapy sessions were born, during which people talk about difficult matters, their own feelings, while maintaining a sense of security and complete anonymity. This time the excuse for an expert-moderated conversation will be the film “Vortex” (2021) directed by Gaspar Noé, dealing with the topic of loneliness, being lost and not accepting old age.

Films

  • Vortex2021 | 142' | FRA

    “Animal” is a unique story for everyone who cares about the future of our planet. We live in the face of what scientists describe as the “sixth mass extinction” - 60% of Earth's vertebrates and 80% of European flying insects have disappeared in the last 40 years. Bella and Vipulan, two teenagers dedicated to animal protection, and Jane Goodall, a well-known chimpanzee research primatologist, take us on a journey around the world to help us understand why animals are dying and what we can do to reverse this deadly trend.



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  • Caspar Noé

    Born in Buenos Aires. He studied philosophy at the Sorbonne and directing at École Louis-Lumière. He began with short films noticed at international festivals, incl. “Carne” (1991), which he continued in his full-length debut, “I Stand Alone” (1998). The works of Gaspar Noé caused a shock from the very beginning, showing the unknown face of France - its dark corners, where violence was born. The next film, “Irreversible” (2002), won the title of one of the most controversial films in the history of cinema. The director, focused on the topics of rejection, violence and sexuality, uses long shots and chiaroscuro, uses hand-shot photos, and in the soundtrack – persistent low noise. A visionary of contemporary cinema, experimenting with fluid editing and psychedelia, he consistently exceeds the social taboos.

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22.10.2022