The Ash Heap

Film adı/Name : 

The Ash Heap

Türü/Genre : 

Kurmaca / Fiction

Konusu/Synopsis : 

Represented through the medium of a surrealistic experimental ballet, the film captures the gradual decay of a sculpture, showcasing the sublime beauty that emerges from its transfiguration process. It delves into the erratic nature of human beings, depicting our journey from birth to self-acceptance, while embracing the darker aspects of our persona hidden inside social masks. It also delves into the unsettling side of our nature, exploring our ability to rebuild and reconstruct our inner selves after weathering the storms of life. The film’s artistic expression vividly embodies the complexity of the human experience, intended to fascinate through its profound and thought-provoking imagery.

Yönetmen/Director :

Thaís DeMelo is a Brazilian film director, based in Barcelona. Her filmic language has dreamlike characteristics, bringing the language from Theatre of the Absurd to cinema. Her works are present at a wide variety of film festivals around the world, in exhibitions in museums and art galleries. She was awarded at the International Documentary Festival Sevil (Azerbaijan), San Sebastian Film Festival (Spain), L`Alternativa Independent Film Festival of Barcelona, Festival Four Corners (USA), part of the Sundance Film Festival, Anthology Film Archives, NewFilmmakers NY and LA, presented her works in spaces such as the Berlin Kinemathek, the MACA – Museum of Contemporary Art of Alicante and many more.