Caniba

Véréna Paravel, Lucien Castaing-Taylor
France
2017
90'
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Description

What goes on in the mind of a man who murdered and devoured his partner? What psychological mechanisms drive someone to become a bloodthirsty animal? Assembled for the most part out of interviews with the murderer and his brother, with shots that zoom in so close to his face we can almost feel the horrifying thoughts, Caniba is a bone-chilling and terrifying documentary. (DV)

Awards and festivals

- Cinéma du Réel (2018)
- IDFA (2017)
- FIDOCS, Santiago International Documentary Film Festival (2017)
- Venice Biennale - Special Orizzonti Jury Prize (2017)
- Toronto International Film Festival - Wavelengths (2017)
- New York Film Festival - Projections (2017)
- SITGES - Official Fantastic Competition (2017)
- International Festival of Documentary and Short Film ZINEBI (2017)

Biography of the director

Lucien Castaing-Taylor
He was born in Liverpool. His audio-video installations include The High Trail (2010), Bedding Down (2012), and The Last Judgement (2013). His feature Leviathan (2012), co-directed with Véréna Paravel, was shown at the TIFF Festival. Caniba (2017) is his latest film.

Véréna Paravel
She was born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Her works include the short videos 7 Queens (2008) and Interface Series (2009–2010), the feature Foreign Parts (2010) and, with Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Leviathan (2012), which screened at TIFF. Caniba (2017) is her latest film.

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Sessions

May

Sunday 6

  • 22:15 h
  • Cineteca. Sala Azcona

Wednesday 9

  • 16:00 h
  • Cineteca. Sala Azcona
  • Some may find the subject matter or content of this film to be disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised.
Data sheet
Director
Véréna Paravel, Lucien Castaing-Taylor
Language
Japanese, French - Subtitled in English and Spanish
Screenplay
Véréna Paravel, Lucien Castaing-Taylor
Cinematography
Véréna Paravel, Lucien Castaing-Taylor
Editing
Véréna Paravel, Lucien Castaing-Taylor
Sound
Nao Nakazawa, Véréna Paravel, Lucien Castaing-Taylor
Producción
Valentina Novati, Verena Paravel, Lucien Castaing-Taylor
Contact
Semira Hedayati - Elle Driver - 66 rue de Miromesnil. - 75008, Paris - (Francia) - +33 156434879 - semira@elledriver.eu
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