The Tsugua Diaries. 2021. Directed by Maureen Fazendeiro, Miguel Gomes

Film

Sun, Dec 5, 2021, 2:00 p.m.

MoMA, Floor T2/T1, Theater 1

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1

The Tsugua Diaries. 2021. Portgual. Directed by Maureen Fazendeiro, Miguel Gomes. Courtesy KimStim

The Tsugua Diaries. 2021. Portugal. Directed by Maureen Fazendeiro, Miguel Gomes. In Portuguese and Romanian; English subtitles. 102 min.

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"The rigorous process of moviemaking meets the torpor of pandemic life in this beguiling new film co-directed by Maureen Fazendeiro and Miguel Gomes (Arabian Nights, NYFF53). A daily journal that unfolds in revelatory reverse order, this playful rug-puller begins by surveying the mundane routines of three housemates (Carloto Cotta, Crista Alfaiate, and João Nunes Monteiro) living in rural peace during the COVID lockdown: impromptu dance parties, cleaning, building a backyard butterfly house. Soon, we discover that there’s more going on beyond the limits of the camera frame. Cockeyed, funny, and slyly meta-cinematic, The Tsugua Diaries, lovingly shot on 16mm, demonstrates the possibility of artistic creation out of sheer will." (New York Film Festival Program Notes)

This film accompanies The Contenders 2021.

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