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Bardo
Written and directed by Maxime Lauret
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Experimental | France | 2019
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In the Tibetan Book of the Dead, Bardo is the intermediate state between death and reincarnation in which the deceased experiences visions of one’s previous life before being reborn.
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"Audiovisual stream inspired by the Tibetan book of the Dead, this film expresses a passage between death and rebirth in perfect harmony between the pictures and the music. Bardo creates a cinematic movement that brings the audience in a state of great serenity."
(Festival International Signes de Nuit Jury statement)
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[2019]
Festival International Signes de Nuit (Paris, France)
Cinema in Transgression section [Night Award]
Festival internazionale di arte documentaria e creazione audiovisiva Segni della Notte (Urbino, Italy)
Short Film Competition
2019
[2020]
Portland Underground Film Festival (Portland, USA)
"After Something: Experimental Shorts" section
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Festival internacional Signos da Noite (Lisbon, Portugal)
International Short Film Competition
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Pugnant Film Series, Winter Edition (Athens, Greece)
Installation display
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Madrid International Film Festival (Madrid, Spain)
Competing for Best cinematography, Best original score and Best music video
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International Festival Signs of the Night (Bangkok, Thailand)
Short film competition
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Internationales Festival Zeichen der Nacht (Berlin, Germany)
Short film competition
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[2021]
Amazing Shorts! Film Festival and Movies (Madrid, Spain)
Experimental selection
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