International Coordinator for the series of Seminars PENSAR LO REAL (Thinking the Real) for Midbo 23 – Muestra Internacional Documental de Bogotá

  • Colusso, E. (Organiser)
  • Maria Luna (Chair)
  • Bíbata Uribe (Consultant)
  • Jessica Beshir (Contributor)

    Activity: Public engagement and outreachPublic speaking engagements

    Description

    I organised and curated 4 seminars/masterclasses in the context of the Midbo 23 – Muestra Internacional Documental de Bogotá. These which conducted online and open to the whole of Latin America.

    Each seminar was divided into two parts. The first part contains a MA Class session chaired by the invited coordinator of the Seminar PENSAR LO REAL, Enrica Colusso. In the second part, there are talks by the different guests at the Seminar.

    The first of the four seminars was: Poetics of the political - Guest: Jessica Beshir in dialogue with Enrica Colusso (Seminar Coordinator) and Bíbata Uribe (Associate Programmer 23 MIDBO). The Mexican-Ethiopian filmmaker Jessica Beshir invites us to discuss her poetics and political approach to her documentary practice, through excerpts from her feature film Faya Dayi (2021) and his short Hairat.

    Estimated audience numbers (if applicable)

    for the two sessions it was around 100 participants
    Period26 Oct 2021
    Held atMIDBO - Muestra Internacional Documental de Bogotá, Colombia
    Degree of RecognitionInternational

    Keywords

    • MIDBO
    • Pensar lo real
    • documentary filmmaking
    • theorising practice
    • Festival