The Lee Strasberg Film Festival

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2pm shorts 1

Inspired by a famous exchange of letters between michelangelo antonioni and mark rothko, “esterno giorno” is an experimental love letter to italian cinema. Embarking on a journey in the footsteps of the characters played by monica vitti, the filmmaker poetically intertwines contemporary footage shot across italy and the jordanian desert with excerpts from antonioni’s films, creating an illusion of continuity between past and present. From a metaphoric desert (the industrial area of ravenna, where film masterpiece “red desert” was shot in 1964) to a real one, the physical spaces explored by the camera become psychological landscapes, states of mind, atmospheres. As the camera lingers on the architecture of la cupola—the futuristic house in sardinia designed by avant-garde architect dante bini in the 1960s for antonioni and vitti, then real-life partners—the line between reality and fiction starts to blur.

4pm shorts 2

When we discuss and depict the body, we refer to something both tangible and imagined, with unclear boundaries and a complex relationship to the 'self'. This portrait of model venus baginski, the second episode of fragments, takes an introspective journey into their understanding and experience of their body. Directed by franco-british filmmaker and photographer mélodie roulaud, the film examines through the female gaze the language used to express the body, the self, and their representation, highlighting the connection between physical features, bodily experiences, and identity

6pm creating memorable moments in film: a workshop with sheldon larry

Sheldon larry head of film at the lee strasberg institute and former usc film professor has had a distinguished career as the director of over 25 films, 500 hours of television, and 15 new york stage plays (on and off broadway). Larry has crafted countless award-winning, unforgettable on-camera moments and is known for discovering bradley cooper, working with monty python’s flying circus, and directing stars like jeff goldblum, gena rowlands and christopher plummer. Larry brings his expertise to this hands-on workshop for content creators where they will learn how to create powerful, memorable scenes through creative casting, crewing, directing, and precision editing. Through practical exercises, he’ll help filmmakers put emotional storytelling front and center to make their work truly indelible.

8pm shorts 3

The lovers of avignon (spain) by manuel fernández ferro

'the lovers of avignon' is the first ever translation of pictorial cubism into motion real image. Is an allegory of cubism as a conceptual symbol that acts as a filter and wall of emotions.

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