Film Screening: It is Night in America (2022)

A post-colonial eco-critique of modern day Brasilia by director Ana Vaz. 

Enjoy a free program of film screenings over the summer, presented in conjunction with Picturing the End at Hervey Bay Regional Gallery.

It is Night in America
2022, 66 mins
Dir. Ana Vaz
Unclassified (All Ages)
French and Portuguese with English subtitles

In Brasília, the modern capital of Brazil, an anteater is found dead by the side of a road, a boa constrictor wanders across the suburbs, and foxes prowl vacant streets. Meanwhile, in the city zoo—home to hundreds of displaced and rescued wild species—the animals look back at us humans.

"A bewitching cross between an eco-horror and a documentary, Ana Vaz’s much-awaited debut feature casts a sensuous spell over the cityscape of Brasília. Threatened by extinction, the secret lives of exotic animals are vividly rendered on expired 16mm, a film stock that also verges on disappearance." - MUBI

"Dominated by an intriguing night effect and shot on 16 mm, Brazilian artist and director Ana Vaz's first feature film unleashes something very special that combines the suspense typical of horror films, the rugged radicalism of westerns and the visual poetry of a contemporary art installation." - Cineuropa

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