Adrift Potentials
Synopsis
The film assembles, from the surviving fragments of an unfinished 16mm picture, the story of an artist who lived in exile in Los Angeles. Empty rooms, radio recordings, football matches and scraps of interviews come together into a meditation on Brazil's colonial past, imperialism and military dictatorship — while also being an attempt to save a film that was never originally finished.
About the Director
Leonardo Pirondi is a filmmaker and artist born in São Paulo, Brazil, whose films create alternate worlds blurring the line between documentary and fiction. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in film from CalArts, was named one of Filmmaker Magazine's 25 New Faces of Independent Film, and is a Sundance Institute and MacDowell (2025) Fellow. His work has been shown at MoMA Rio de Janeiro, REDCAT, and the Wexner Center for the Arts, and covered by ARTFORUM and Filmmaker Magazine. He is a programmer for the Climate Film Festival NYC.
Festivals & Awards
Screening (director's films in general) — TIFF, IFFR, BFI London Film Festival, Oberhausen ISFF, Slamdance
