Brazil will host the 1st International Meeting of Solar-Powered Cinemas in February. The event brings together projects from Chile, the United States, the Netherlands, Croatia, Western Sahara, Nepal, Australia and Brazil.
The event features sessions of short films and solar cinema films, followed by debates on movies, environment and sustainability. ission is free and open to the public.
São Paulo (SP) will host the event on February 6, from 19pm to 21pm; in Caraúbas (RN), the screenings will take place on February 8, from 18pm to 20:30pm; in São Miguel do Gostoso (RN), the sessions will take place on February 9, from 18pm to 20:30pm.
In most countries, the project works with vans equipped with solar s, which use a solar energy converter system to show the films. Inside the vehicles, there are seats for the audience and a large screen.
In Brazil, the Cinesolar has already held 2730 sessions with 290 films and 780 film workshops for more than 397 people from 890 cities in 23 states and the Federal District. The project offsets 55 tons of CO2e through tree planting and carbon credit certification.
The films shown always address issues related to sustainability, focusing on three axes: social, economic and environmental. In addition, there are organic music and eco-graffiti workshops for children and teenagers.
Cynthia Alario, creator of the Cinesolar project in Brazil, and the three executive directors of Solar World Cinema, the Dutch Maureen Prins, founder, Maartje Piersma and Stien Meesters, will be at the events.
The meeting in São Paulo will be moderated by actor, presenter and activist Sérgio Marone. In Rio Grande do Norte, the Secretary of State for Culture, Mary Land Brito, will participate in both debates.
Maureen Prins says that, “with COP 30 scheduled to take place in Brazil this year, we decided that the country would be the ideal location for the first meeting.”
Cynthia Alario highlights, “we decided to do it here in the country, in the year of COP 30, because it is essential to encourage discussion in the arts about the impact of climate change on the world. Those of us who work with culture and the environment can contribute to the involvement of civil society and the state in projects and actions that impact climate change and the entire environmental issue that is the major agenda of humanity today.”
Check out the event schedule
Sao Paulo-SP)
When: February 6, from 19pm to 21pm
Where: Sao Paulo Cultural Center – 1000 Vergueiro Street, Liberdade – Sao Paulo (SP)
Tickets for the session and debate must be collected at the São Paulo Cultural Center box office one hour before the start of the program.
Caraubas (RN)
Where: February 8th, from 18pm to 20:30pm
When: Pedro Machado Square, next to the Our Lady of Guia Parish Church – Caraúbas (RN)
In case of rain, the event will be held at the Creche Municipal Professora Maria de Lourdes Barros, on Rua da Macaíba – S/N.
Sao Miguel do Gostoso (RN)
Where: February 9th, from 18pm to 20:30pm
When: TEAR Space Cultural Center – 131 Caravelas Street, Downtown – São Miguel do Gostoso (RN).
Open to the public, with free ission.
International Highlights
Pig
An emotional tale that explores the connection between humans and animals in a world of constant environmental change.
I exchange batteries for seeds – Green
Citlalli is twelve years old and cares deeply about the environment. She wants to do something to improve the place where she lives. That’s why she created the initiative “I trade batteries for seeds”, in which she encourages her neighbors to give her used batteries and, in exchange, receive seeds of different species.
Alba
Leti is a girl who lives in a world where she cannot play with other children. In the midst of her discontent, she will try to gather her feathers so that one day she can achieve the freedom she is looking for.
The Perfect Tap
Impressive animation by Tournier, considered one of the Latin American masters of stop motion animation. In the story, a man named Humberto works day and night on a project to develop an automatic tap control system to avoid wasting water.
National Highlights
Acai berry Bowl
The short film “Açaí” tells the story of Dionlenon, a 30-year-old man who is used to the life he leads with his mother, with whom he lives on the outskirts of Macapá, in Amapá. He sets out in search of two liters of açaí for lunch, but he doesn’t imagine that the trip will be so far…
Amazing Tales: The Eye of Mapinguari
Maria Estrela is a girl who loves to listen to stories before going to sleep, but, tired of always hearing the same ones, she decides to invent a “fantastic tale” herself, in which she tells the story of how the Terrible Mapinguari of the Amazon — a huge monster with a huge mouth on its belly — lost its only eye in the forest. In this story, the fearless Maria Estrela, riding on Esperança, her fabulous Boi-Bumbá Alado, sets out on a quest to find the Mapinguari’s eye.
Minister of Waste
Anna Raboud is an illustrious and respected figure in São Miguel do Gostoso (RN). Originally from Switzerland, she arrived in the city with a desire to contribute to social causes, environmental preservation and cultural promotion and for years dedicated herself to community work. In the documentary, Anna returns to the city to meet up with friends and relive the stories she built throughout her career, keeping her connection with the place alive.
