Film details

Synopsis

Primas is an evocative portrait of two cousins, Rocío and Aldana, Argentinian teenagers who, in the wake of heinous acts of violence that disrupted their childhood, will free themselves from the shadows of their past.

Traveling in Argentina and Montreal the girls come of age having revelatory experiences in their everyday lives; learning dance, mime, theatre, circus and visual arts.
They express through their bodies what only their imagination, their unique perspective and their unshakable resilience can reveal.

Credits

Written and Directed by : Laura Bari

Director of Photography : Laura Bari, Glauco Bermudez

Editing : Laura Bari

Sound Design : Andreas Mendritzki

Sound Mixing : Stephane Bergeron

Music : Florencia di Concilio, Marco Liy

Sound Recording : Mauro Franzen & Simon Plouffe

Production : Greenground Productions and Beso Film

Financial Partners

GreenGround

Beso Film

SODEC

Téléfilm Canada

First Hand Films

Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec

Crédit d’impôt cinéma et télévision (Québec)

Crédit d’impôt production cinéma (Canada)

Les Films du 3 mars

Direction

Laura Bari

Originally from Argentina, self-taught filmmaker Laura Bari currently resides in Montreal. Fascinated by singularity and difference, she chose film as a way to merge arts, culture and mental health. Antoine (2009), her first full-length film, about the imaginary life of a blind boy, was shown at some 30 festivals around the world, winning 15 prizes. Her second film, Ariel (2013), is about a man who rebuilds his identity after a terrible accident. Primas completes her trilogy, revealing once again the power of imagination through her unique artistic approach, Bari pushes the boundaries between the real and the unreal.

 

Filmography

 

Primas (2017 / 95 min)

Ariel (2013 / 95 min)

Antoine (2009 / 97 min)