Lucid Intervals
Screenings and discussions
April Screenings
When the Levees Broke by Spike Lee (2006)
Raining Cats and Frogs by Jacques-Rémy Girerd (2003)
The Sound of the Waves by Ryusuke Hamaguchi (2011)
One weekend per month, from October to April, LUMA Arles offers a series of screenings followed by discussions at the Parc des Ateliers, with free admission upon reservation. Screenings specially designed for young audiences are part of the program.
These films will explore the relationships between humans and non-humans, interspecies relations, mythologies, and the natural world.
Focusing on a different theme each month, these sessions are part of a proposal that also includes exchanges with speakers, researchers, filmmakers, and the audience, on how these films contribute to changing our perceptions.
Free admission to screenings, upon reservation.
April Theme: The Flood
This screening will explore the political aftermath of Hurricane Katrina (When the Levees Broke by Spike Lee) and the voices of survivors of the Japanese tsunami (The Sound of Waves by Hamaguchi). With Raining Cats and Frogs, catastrophe becomes a fable: a foretold flood that transforms disaster into a poetic reflection on how we live together.
Friday, April 3 at 6:30 p.m.
When the Levees Broke by Spike Lee
Documentary | United States | 2006 | 2h10
In English with French subtitles
One year after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans on August 29, 2005, Spike Lee became the first major American filmmaker to return to the scene of the disaster. His documentary confronts head-on the controversies surrounding the lack of preparedness, as well as the failures of local and federal authorities in the aftermath.
Awards:
- 2007 – Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming
- 2006 – Venice Film Festival: Orizzonti Award
- 2006 – Peabody Award: Winner
Saturday, April 4 at 2:00 p.m.
Young Audience Screening — Ages 7 and up
Raining Cats and Frogs by Jacques-Rémy Girerd
Animated Feature | France | 2003 | 1h30
In French
A new flood sweeps across the Earth. Only a small, unlikely group led by Ferdinand — a modern-day Noah — manages to withstand the raging elements unleashed beyond measure. Humans and animals alike are swept into the whirlwind of a wildly adventurous tale.
Friday, April 4 at 4:00 p.m.
The Sound of the Waves by Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Documentary | Japan | 2011 | 2h22
In Japanese with French subtitles
The first installment in a documentary trilogy devoted to the victims of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan in March 2011.
Awards:
- 2023 – Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival: Official Selection
- 2012 – Locarno Film Festival: Official Selection
After the screening, a discussion will take place.
After the screening and discussion: Lucid Afters
The Lucid Afters are the perfect opportunity to continue the conversation with the speakers following the screenings and discussions of Lucid Intervals.
The Drum Café team welcomes you in a warm and friendly atmosphere to discover original creations specially crafted for the event by head bartender Arnaud. A variety of preparations, some inspired by the evening’s theme, will be served.
The series of screenings has been curated by Rasha Salti, Independent Curator, Jean-Michel Frodon, Film Critic with Vassilis Oikonomopoulos, Artistic Director, LUMA Arles, Martin Guinard, Curator, LUMA Arles and Salma Mochtari, Researcher associate, LUMA Arles. The program for young audiences was developed in collaboration with Louise Rolland, Head of Mediation at LUMA Arles.
Biographies:
Rasha Salti is a researcher, writer and curator of art and film based in Beirut and Berlin. At present, she is the commissioning editor for the experimental documentary program “La Lucarne” for Arte France.
Jean-Michel Frodon is a film critic, journalist and teacher at Sciences Po. He is the author of thirty books on cinema, and was notably head of the Cinema section at Le Monde and director of Cahiers du Cinéma.
The films presented are protected under copyright law; any reproduction without prior authorization is strictly prohibited.
In reproducing the works contained in these films, LUMA Arles has made its best efforts and acted in good faith to obtain the required authorizations from the rights holders. Should certain rights holders not have been identified or contacted, or in the event of any error or omission with respect to the copyrights concerned, the parties in question are invited to contact LUMA Arles in order to regularize the situation.