The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) welcomed Spanish filmmaker Brenda Boyer last month as the current resident in the eighth edition of the BAICC Residencias Artísticas Internacionales de Creacion Cinematográfica, a collaboration between the (S8) Mostra Internacional de Cinema Periférico, Acción Cultural Española (AC/E) and LIFT. The residency supports the making of a new analogue film-based work by creators born or living in Spain. The work made in the residency will premiere at the next iteration of the (S8), held in June 2025 in A Coruña, Spain.
Arriving in mid-September, Boyer is in town for 5 weeks to work on her project “turtle [chromatic passage #4].” This project takes advantage of time, sunlight and its translation, the movement of shadows caused by the wind and other elements to color the landscape from the superimposition of layers and RGB filters. Applying the principles of chromatic separation, three different moments of the same plane are superimposed, generating an offset in the light-shadow relationship and thus the appearance of primary and secondary colors. Boyer will be shooting in the urban parks of Toronto to build a film in which the natural environment vibrates through the light, opening a space of mystery within.
Boyer will also present a screening next week on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 7:00pm in the LIFT Main Classroom, 1137 Dupont Street. The screening will feature earlier films in the chromatic series as well as a collection of films made last year at LAV (Laboratorio AudioVisual de Creación y Prácticas Contemporáneas), an experimental educational space around avant-garde cinema in Madrid.
Brenda Boyer (Alicante, 1984) is an interdisciplinary artist. Currently, she is working on several projects related to the body, image, and the materiality of the photochemical support, while investigating the ethical and aesthetic potential of movement with choreographer Poliana Lima. Her focus lies in the articulation of light and movement in time and space, as well as the dynamic relationship between light and its absence as a form of aesthetic experimentation and exploration of different states of consciousness, with a deep connection with nature.
Brenda Boyer’s residency is made possible in part through support from Acción Cultural Española (AC/E) and the LIFT-Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto. For the premiere of the resulting work at the (S8) in A Coruña, it receives funding from Agadic (Axencia Galega das Industrias Culturais).
Acción Cultural Española (AC/E) is a state agency for the promotion of culture. It fosters the Spanish creative and cultural sectors through a broad program of activities, fostering the internationalisation of creative professionals, with initiatives such as artist residencies. Projects supported by AC/E underline the diverse Spanish contribution to the global culture, as well as recent contributions of Spanish talent in the main creative fields.
The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is Canada’s foremost artist-run production and education organization dedicated to celebrating excellence in the moving image. LIFT exists to provide support and encouragement for independent filmmakers and artists through affordable access to production, post-production and exhibition equipment; professional and creative development; workshops and courses; commissioning and exhibitions; artist-residencies; and a variety of other services. LIFT is supported by its membership, Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, Ontario Trillium Foundation, Ontario Arts Foundation, the Government of Ontario and the Toronto Arts Council.
