Kopacabana is an experimental short film for exhibition in projection or monitor, according to the interest of the curatorship, and the availability of devices and spaces. Besides English, the film has also, under request, subtitles in different languages, which gives the possibility of an expanded reach to some larger audiences, without the idiom barrier.

In this short film, the artists aim for a poetic investigation driven by a sensorial proposal in the use of language, sound and moving images. Building different relationships and layers of signs that awaken multimodal perceptions and the critical view of the spectator. Therefore, releasing propositions and issues that go beyond the aesthetics.

The neighborhood of Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro is presented as an epicenter of social experiences, a fragmented melting pot of cultures and desires. The film resignifies terms and ideas, proposing other possible readings about this neighborhood-world called Copacabana.

The film is narrated in Portuguese, with the significant speech-verve of the poet, Fausto Fawcett, who was born and raised in the neighborhood. The piece was built with current footage and archival images in Super 8 and digital media. The experimental short film Kopacabana was made with hard work and passion over two years by the artists, Marcos Bonisson and Khalil Charif. 

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