Aquatic Dreamscapes: The Radical Potential of Surrealist Cinema

Join Heaven Peña for the second workshop as part of RN's second fest. :)
About this Event

Atelier #2 avec Heaven Peña: Paysages aquatiques du rêve: le potentiel radical du cinéma surréaliste

« Le rêve est réel, mes ami·e·s. Seule est irréelle l’incapacité à le réaliser. » - Toni Cade Bambara

Face à la montée du fascisme et le niveau des eaux de la mer, comment nos rêves pourraient-ils devenir des feuilles de route pour traverser des périodes précaires ?

Cet atelier nous propose un voyage à travers des paysages aquatiques du rêve au moyen de jeux surréalistes, de cinéma et de discussions.

En nous appuyant sur les écrits des auteurices anticoloniaux Suzanne Césaire et Robin D.G. Kelley, nous explorerons le potentiel révolutionnaire de l’art surréaliste et des images en mouvement, tout en réfléchissant à la relation entre les rêves et les étendues d’eau.

Note: cet atelier priorise des participant·e·s Noir·e·s.

Educational workshop #2 with Heaven Peña: Aquatic Dreamscapes: The Radical Potential of Surrealist Cinema

“The dream is real, my friends. The failure to realize it is the only unreality.” - Toni Cade Bambara

What does our subconscious tell us about the future? As fascism and sea levels rise, how might our dreams become roadmaps for navigating precarious times?

This workshop takes us on a journey through watery dreamscapes via surrealist games, cinema, and conversation. By engaging the work of anti-colonial writers Suzanne Césaire and Robin D.G. Kelley, we will ground in the revolutionary potential of surrealist art and moving image as anti-fascist tradition, while considering the relationship between dreams and water bodies.

Note: this workshop will prioritize Black attendees.

Heaven Peña is a filmmaker and cultural programmer whose work centers memory, mysticism, and water as sites of social and political inquiry. Their films have screened on PBS and at festivals and institutions nationwide. They are currently pursuing an MFA at CalArts.

is a psychological, physical, and virtual space to give voice to new ideas and creations.

Agenda

🕑: 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Welcome

Info: food / refreshments / festival intentions by RN co-founder Leïka / event intentions by Heaven

🕑: 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Event starts
🕑: 05:00 PM - 05:05 PM
Closing remarks by Heaven