Lucid Intervals
Screenings and discussions
October Screenings
To the Moon – Tadgh O’Sullivan
Mune: Guardian of the Moon – Benoît Philippon, Alexandre Heboyan
Dark Side of the Moon – William Karel
The Tower
Auditorium, Level 1
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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.
October Theme: The Moon
This month’s program offers a multifaceted exploration of the Moon — from historical archives (To the Moon), to children’s stories (Mune: Guardian of the Moon), and even the lens of conspiracy theories (Dark Side of the Moon).
Friday, October 3 at 6:30 p.m.
To the Moon by Tadgh O’Sullivan
Ireland | 2020 | 1h16
Multiple languages
To the Moon is a collage film, a homage to the Moon, composed of international archival footage and images shot by renowned cinematographers, interwoven with literary fragments. The film revisits the imagery of cinema history where the Moon takes center stage: tales of love and madness, songs of longing and loss, dreams of innocence, and nightmares of colonialism.
Awards:
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2021 – DocsBarcelona: Official Panorama Selection
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2020 – Braunschweig International Film Festival: Selection
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2020 – Telluride Film Festival: Selection
Saturday, October 4 at 2:00 p.m.
Young audience screening — ages 6 and up
Mune: Guardian of the Moon by Benoît Philippon & Alexandre Heboyan
France | 2015 | 1h25
French
In a fabulous world, Mune, a mischievous little faun, is chosen as the Guardian of the Moon: the one who brings the night and watches over the world of dreams. But he soon causes one disaster after another, giving the Guardian of Darkness the chance to steal the Sun. With the help of Sohone and Cire, Mune sets off on an extraordinary quest that will turn him into a legendary guardian!
Awards:
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2015 – Annecy International Animated Film Festival: Feature Film Selection
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2015 – TIFF Kids International Film Festival: Young People’s Jury Award – Best Feature Film (ages 8–10)
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2015 – Tokyo Anime Award: Best Film – Feature Length
Saturday, October 4 at 4:00 p.m.
Dark Side of the Moon by William Karel
France | 2002 | 52 min
French
And what if it was just a huge fraud started by the two superpowers? The precursor to take news? Director William Karel has looked into the United States’ relationship with the image, the cinema and their ability to create a “spectacle”. Which story could better lend itself to this view than the conquest of space, a war of images and spectacle above all else?
Awards:
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2024 – War on Screen Festival: Space Conquest
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2005 – Images en bibliothèques: Supported by the National Commission for Media Library Selection
Following the screening, a discussion will be held with Elsa De Smet, PhD in Art History and Head of Audiences and Cultural Engagement at the Centre Pompidou-Metz, and Olivier Berné, Research Director at CNRS. The conversation will be moderated by Martin Guinard, Curator at LUMA Arles.
UPCOMING
NOVEMBER: The Plain
- Friday, November 7 at 6:30 p.m.: The Straight Story – David Lynch (1999), USA, 1h52, English.
- Saturday, November 8 at 4:00 p.m: The Breath – Alexander Kott (2014), Russia, 1h35, silent.
DECEMBER: The Light
- Friday, December 5 at 6:30 p.m.: Yeelen (Brightness) – Souleyman Cissé (1987), Mali, 1h45, Bambara.
- Saturday, December 6 at 2:00 p.m.: Nocturna – Víctor Maldonado, Adrià García (2007), Spain, 80 min, French.
- Saturday, December 6 at 4:00 p.m.: The Light Thief – Aktan Arym Kubat (2011), Kyrgyzstan, 1h20, Kyrgyz.
FEBRUARY: The Tree
- Friday, February 6 at 6:30 p.m.: The Tree of Authenticity – Sammy Baloji (2025), DR Congo / Belgium, 1h29, French & Dutch.
- Saturday, February 7 at 2:00 p.m.: Mia and the Migoo – Jacques-Rémy Girerd (2008), France.
- Saturday, February 7 at 4:00 p.m.: The Time of Forests – François-Xavier Drouet (2018), France, 1h43, French.
MARCH: Horses
- Friday, March 6 at 6:30 p.m.: Of Women and Horses – Patricia Mazuy (2012), France, 1h43, French.
- Saturday, March 7 at 2:00 p.m.: White Mane – Albert Lamorisse (1953), France, 47 min, French.
- Saturday, March 7 at 4:00 p.m.: Gaucho, Gaucho – Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw (2024), France, 84 min, French.
APRIL: The Flood
- Friday, April 3 at 6:30 p.m.: When the Levees Broke – Spike Lee (2006), USA, 2h10 (2 episodes), English.
- Saturday, April 4 at 2:00 p.m.: Raining Cats and Frogs – Jacques-Rémy Girerd (2003), France, 90 min, French.
- Saturday, April 4 at 4:00 p.m.: The Sound of Waves – Ryusuke Hamaguchi (2011), Japan, 2h22, Japanese.
The series of screenings has been curated by Rasha Salti, Independent Curator, Jean-Michel Frodon, Film Critic with Vassilis Oikonomopoulos, Director of Exhibitions and Programs, LUMA Arles, Martin Guinard, Curator, LUMA Arles and Salma Mochtari, researcher associate, 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.