I was asked to curate one night of "19 HOURS AT THE KIOSK" within the show "Architecture and Ideology" at Haus der Kulturen der Welt. Here I had the chance to show a wide range of portuguese works and practitioners.Friday, September 14th of 2012Screenings:19:30 — ◊Arena, directed by João Salaviza presented by Diogo Passarinho.19:50 —+Working With the 99%, directed by Joana Cunha Ferreira and João Rosas20:00 —Introduction by Margarida Mendes,followed by a screening of ¥ Continuar a Viver (To go on Living), directed by António Cunha Telles◊ Arena— Mauro lives under house arrest. The tattoos help him to burn time. Three kids in the neighborhood are close to his window. Outside, the sun beats with the full strength of noon.Directed by João Salaviza —Born in Lisbon, 19 February 1984, João Salaviza is a Portuguese film director.Studied at the School of Theatre and Cinema in Lisbon. He recently won the Venice Gold Lion and the Berlinale Golden Bear for Short Film.+ Working with the 99% is a promo reel for the project of a documentary by Joana Cunha Ferreira and João Rosas, currently being shot in the PRODAC NEIGHBORHOOD in Lisbon. Here, ateliermob is working with the local community and municipality to create legal regulations and detect risky situations in the neighborhood, which was self-built by its dwellers over 40 years ago. Ateliermob defends the repositioningof the architectural practice as an urgent answerto the speech that conveys the idea of a postponed andfutureless Portugal.
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