Author: Fara

A Visual & Music Poetry Reading

Fabiano Alborghetti is a Swiss poet, author of five collections of poetry as well as numerous limited editions art-books and plaquettes. His poems are translated in 10 languages and he’s considered the most influential Swiss representative of the “novel in verse” as well as “detective poetry” genres. He was awarded the Pro Helvetia Literature grant in 2008 and 2014.  Among his published works, for the past ten years he wrote original plays, literary criticism and book reviews for periodicals, newspapers and internet media. He created poetry formats for journals, web, radio and promoted special poetry projects in jails, schools and hospitals He published several books of poetry, Verso Buda (Faloppio, LietoColle, 2004), L’opposta riva (Faloppio, LietoColle, 2006), Registro dei fragili – 43 Canti (Bellinzona, Casagrande, 2009), Supernova (Forlì, Edizioni L’Arcolaio, 2011), L’opposta riva – dieci anni dopo (Edizioni La Vita Felice, 2013)

For the past ten years he wrote original plays, literary criticism and book reviews for periodicals, newspapers and internet media.

He also signed poetry formats for journals, web, radio and promoted special poetry projects in jails, schools and hospitals. He has represented Switzerland at literary festivals and cultural events worldwide.

Today we are honorific to enjoy the live lecture from  ‘The opposite shore’  and “Directory of Vulnerable’. The opposite Shore about illegal immigrants (based in Italy but coming from the Balkans, North Africa, Central Africa, Eastern Europe) with whom the author spent 3 years to collect their stories.

‘Directory of the Vulnerable’ , with a painful lucidity Alborghetti tries to comprehend and, yet again, he chooses direct observation and personal exploration, not so much of the protagonists of the drama, who are unavailable (or describable only in the distorting mirrors of journalists’ disinformation) but of the place which by way of allegory, contains and channels the tragedy. the author follows the customers, and families in particular;  he spies on their choices, movements, records fragments of their dialogues, their likely dreams, their inevitable catastrophes: he does this within the concrete reality of the shop, and the streets of the it y or the suburb, and also within the virtual reality of television and internet sites, via the cruel creation of spectacle that in recent decades has foraged hysterically in the sorrows.

Along the reading you will accompany the visuals of mediadrift.com with Ryan Hooks and the music of violin and guitar of Kate Goldstein and Oscar Ugalde.

The Bay Area Book Festival it’s a free book festival and street fair with local, national and international authors ranging from Nobel laureates to genre writers. The first annual edition on Berkeley. San Francisco Bay Area is a legendary literary mecca and the global capital of innovation. It’s the perfect home for a world-class international book festival celebrating the past, present, and future of the book 150 local, national, and international authors will be reading, debating, signing, reading along the weekend. San Francisco Chronicle and KQED, and from the community partners around the region.

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BEHIND  THE  HOUSE  |  BEYOND  THE  TREES :  A  curated  selection  of  short  films  by  Miguel  Llansó  and  Eric  Uguet.

Legend  Trips  and  Lanzadera  Films  present  “Behind  the  house,  beyond  the  trees”,  a   collection  of  weird  and  mysterious  short  films  shot  by  Miguel  Llansó  and  Eric  Uguet   with  the  magical  forests  of  Madrid  as  a  common  backdrop.

For any outsider, Madrid is mostly known for its party culture and historic architecture; however, unbeknownst to visitors, it is a city surrounded by dense forests with strong trees and green shrubs, shamelessly held back by hideous housing blocks – flagship emblem of a rotting corrupt economy. In an effort to fight the superficiality of the rapidly-creeping digital lifestyle, native Madridian film makers Miguel Llansó & Eric Uguet bring this magical landscape back to life, each focusing on their own personal perceptions but with a common thread: through their forests flow hallucinogenic paths and dreamy situations that lead to intense vital experiences. Conceived as a stimulating creative competition, this curated selection of short films invite us to immerse in the profound nature of the woods: A viewing experience full of vibrant colors, strange sounds, eerie shadows and a twisted sense of humor. Something like a journey into the darkness of the night with a mischievous spirit guide. These two childhood friends invite you to meet them behind their house and beyond the trees.

THE  SHORT  FILMS    AMALGAMA   A  sleepless  night  transports  the  viewer  behind  the  mysterious  lights  hidden   between  the  trees.  (Eric  Uguet  de  Resayre,  2013  –  15  minutes)

NOCHE  EN  EL  JARDÍN  SALVAJE     A  man  ponders  on  a  hum  echoing  in  the  distance.  (Miguel  Llansó,  2013  –  7  minutes)

PERRO  LIQUEN   The  misadventures  of  a  young  man  who  decides  to  go  live  in  a  rock  on  the  forest  and   practice  his  own  type  of  martial  art.    (Miguel  Llansó  &  Eric  Uguet,  2011  –  15  min)

VINE  VI  ME  FUI   A  mysterious  light  dances  through  the  night.  (Eric  Uguet,  2015  –  5  minutes)
ABOUT  THE  FILMMAKERS:

MIGUEL  LLANSÓ  (1979,  Madrid): Miguel is a big fan of experimental-punk- weird music and films. He studied Philosophy and Cinema before leaving on his many adventures. He has mainly filmed in Ethiopia, where he lives half the year. Inspired by Werner Herzog, he created and distributed the film WHERE IS MY DOG? (2010, with Yohannes Feleke), screened at the IFF Rotterdam (2011 & 2012) and other international festivals. He also directed, produced and wrote CHIGGER ALE (2013) – a short film about Hitler’s Ethiopian clone which premiered at FF Locarno in 2013 and has been screened at BAFICI, Tampere, Hamburg and more than 25 international film festivals. CRUMBS (2015), his feature film debut opened at Rotterdam Film Festival to very positive reviews. DIRECTOR FILMOGRAPHY: Crumbs (2015) | Noche en el Jardín Salvaje (2014) | Chigger Ale (2013) | The Second best (2012) Perro Liquen (2012) | Where is my dog? (2010)

ERIC  UGUET    DE  RESAYRE  (1985,  Madrid): Eric started making short films and music at a very young age. An active member of Madrid’s DIY scene, he’s traveled halfway around the world with bands, has collaborated with many artists, and made music videos for legendary bands such as Lüger, Charades, and The Mushitcians. In 2011 he relocates to Los Angeles and premieres his short film AN ELUSIVE SOUL (2012), a reinterpretation of his early works with perennial collaborator Guillermo Llansó. This short becomes a turning point in his career since it marks the first time he introduces his own music, creating a very unique and personal style. Eric currently makes a living working for the film industry while continuing to explore his own paths.

DIRECTOR FILMOGRAPHY: Vine Vi Me Fui (2014) | Amalgama (2013) | An Elusive Soul (2012) | Peñascales at Night (2011) | La Casa de Coki (2011) NOTEWORTHY -­‐

RUNNING TIME Presentation by directors: 10 minutes Films: 45 minutes Total: 55 minutes (Aprox) MORE INFO http://www.lanzaderafilms.com http://www.legendarytripping.com

PROMOTIONAL TOUR TEASER http://vimeo.com/123700650
OTHER LINKS Gorilla Film Online – Interview with Miguel Llansó