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MANIAC MIKICARLA FORTE | 2021 | 82 MINS
USA-VENEZUELA| SUBTITLES This irreverent critique of the entertainment industry, shot in black and white, is visually arresting – as we have come to expect from Carla Forte, founder of the Bistoury Physical Theatre and Film, whose experimental work features stylised movement.
Miki, a mime best known for his stage persona as the most famous mouse of all and now showing signs of dementia, is described by one of his colleagues as ‘part poet, part murderer - all that and a bag of chips’. Overall, a worthwhile challenge. "MIKI TRIES TO TAKE CARE OF HIS PUBLIC PERSONA AND THE SENTIMENTS OF FAME. STILL, HE SHORTLY LAPSES INTO GAINING SYMPATHY AS A SUFFERER OF AN ABUSIVE SYSTEM THAT MANUFACTURES STARS AND CASTS THEM APART WHEN THEY’RE NOW NOT OF WORTH."
-ALAN NG, FILM THREAT "A COMPLETELY ORIGINAL FILM" -JOLLY MOEL, SCREEN CRITIX |
BISTOURY PHYSICAL THEATRE AND FILM, ESPACIO DE REVOLTILLO ESCENICO BISTURI PRESENT “MANIAC MIKI”
A UNITED STATES VENEZUELAN CO-PRODUCTION
SOUND FELIX RIERA RUAS SOUND DESIGN FELIX RIERA RUAS EDGAR DAVILA ORIGINAL MUSIC ABIRAM BRIZUELA
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND EDITOR ALEXEY TARAN
PRODUCTION MANAGER OMAR ROQUE EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS ROBERT C. McNUTT CARLOS ANTONIO LEON
PRODUCERS ALEXEY TARAN CARLA FORTE CARLOS ANTONIO LEON
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY CARLA FORTE
A UNITED STATES VENEZUELAN CO-PRODUCTION
SOUND FELIX RIERA RUAS SOUND DESIGN FELIX RIERA RUAS EDGAR DAVILA ORIGINAL MUSIC ABIRAM BRIZUELA
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND EDITOR ALEXEY TARAN
PRODUCTION MANAGER OMAR ROQUE EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS ROBERT C. McNUTT CARLOS ANTONIO LEON
PRODUCERS ALEXEY TARAN CARLA FORTE CARLOS ANTONIO LEON
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY CARLA FORTE
Carla Forte was born in Caracas, Venezuela and lives and works in Miami, Florida. Forte, first trained as a contemporary dancer, received a bachelor degree, earning the highest GPA at the Dance University Institute in Caracas - Venezuela. Forte soon established herself as an interdisciplinary artist and filmmaker incorporating dance, film and performance through different media, focusing on the emotions as a starting point. She is the co-founder and film director of the Bistoury Physical Theatre and Film in Miami, Florida. Her feature films and experimental pieces have been screened at prominent film festivals and galleries such as: "75 Festival Internazionale del Cinema di Salerno'' Salerno-Italy; "The University Galleries of Florida Atlantic University" Boca Raton-Florida; "CICA Museum" Gyeonggi-do- South Korea; "16 SANFIC Santiago Festival Internacional de Cine Chile"; "62 Rochester International Film Festival’'; "37 Miami Film Festival'' Miami- Florida; "OGA VideoArt Exhibitions" Roma, Italy; “41st Atlanta Film Festival’' Atlanta- Georgia; "Cube Art Project" Lincoln- Nebraska; "Les Instants Video" Marseille- France, among others. Her works have been acquired by Gravitas Adventures, South Florida PBS and Troma Entertainment. Forte has won commissions, awards and artistic residencies from prestigious programs such as: South Florida Cultural Consortium Miami- Florida; Dance Miami Choreographers Miami- Florida; Knight Arts Challenge Miami- Florida; En Residencia Koubek Center Miami- Florida; FONLAD Residency Program Coimbra- Portugal and Berlinale Talent Berlin-Germany.
http://fortecarla.com
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