Parsifal Reparato’s She selected for Locarno’s Semaine de la Critique
Parsifal Reparato’s She is to receive its world premiere at this year’s Locarno Film Festival, where the film is shown as part of the Semaine de la Critique (Critics’ Week). CAT&Docs is attached as international sales agent.
SYNOPSIS
She is a choral narrative about some of the 80,000 workers in one of the largest electronic industrial plants based in Vietnam. Eighty per cent of the basic workforce are women who have agreed to work 12-hour shifts, day and night. The bodies of the workers are revealed bit by bit, maintaining the necessary anonymity that guarantees the freedom to denounce the harshness of the imposed working conditions.
She is a mother, daughter, wife, single person, migrant and settler at the same time. Each protagonist is different. However, they are all connected in the exploitation they are subjected to every day.
VERSIONE IN ITALIANOABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Parsifal Reparato is an Italian director, producer, anthropologist and journalist whose work combines ethnographic research and a refined cinematic language focused on social justice, labour rights, biodiversity and mental health. He previously directed Nimble Fingers. As well as being the founder of the production company AntropicA, he created the Ethnographic Filmmaking Lab, aimed at supporting young filmmakers with the development of documentary projects.
For over 12 years, he has been conducting research and working as a filmmaker across Southeast Asia, focusing on labour-related issues in collaboration with universities, research institutions and workers’ rights organisations.
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Locarno screenings: 9 August, 11:00, La Sala (World Premiere); 10 August, 09:00, Palacinema 1
She is also available in the video library of the festival
International sales: CAT&Docs
Production company: AntropicA Films
Christian De Schutter
