LORENA HOLLANDER
November 2023
São Paulo, Brazil
filmed by Vincent Moon
part of ENTRE OS DOIS, a collection of 13 music films made in Rio de Janeiro & São Paulo in november 2023
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"During those days spent between Rio and São Paulo, I dived into some genres I never documented, went along processions, explored more experimental sounds and very different takes on samba. And I even made a glorious documentation of the hypnotic beach football on the beach of Copacabana, the magical « altinha ». All simple films, simple encounters, beautiful music hopefully. Enjoy them as you wish - and viva nosso Brasil!"
"It's the arcane 12 from the tarot - upside down, seeing everything from another perspective", Lorena tells me. We are in her apartment in the center of São Paulo, a few metres away from the Praça da Republica and the gorgeous and now derelict Copan building of Niemeyer. "You were the one who was traveling, but I could feel and see things in a different way, through the process of making the film - a new and fresh way, like I was traveling to. Feeling the chaos that is São Paulo, that can be beautiful but can drain you as well. I work a lot with improvisation, I feel it always captures the energy surrounding me in that moment. My work has a lot to do with all that, mixing different textures, capturing the moment, expressing feelings, overlaying emotions, seeing things in a different way". Like flying over her koto, over her hands, her machines in this one, improvised take. Trying to let the eye of the camera show us her reality as well from another perspective... Images, sounds & editing by Vincent Moon Music by Lorena Hollander (ushan) - improvisation of koto, synth and vocals
Produced by Petites Planètes
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