"Natural Yeasts" (Feature Film)
Germany Premiere
by Justine Saint-Lô (France) (63min)
(Total programme with shorts: 81min + Q&A)
*French with English subtitles
Béa, a Colombian woman living in Chinon, makes natural wine on her own in her cellar. Surrounded by natural yeasts - those invisible microorganisms naturally present on grape skins and in the environment that transform sugar into alcohol, she experiments, tastes, and transforms. As a foreigner, a woman, and an unconventional winemaker, she defies the norms of a traditionally male-dominated field and proves she belongs where no one expected her. Through living wine, she explores her freedom, her doubts, and gradually asserts her name, her style, and her place.
en français:
Béa, colombienne installée à Chinon, fait du vin nature seule dans sa cave. Entourée des levures indigènes, ces micro-organismes invisibles naturellement présents sur la peau du raisin et dans son environnement et qui transforment le sucre en alcool, elle expérimente, goûte, transforme. Étrangère, femme, et vigneronne hors normes, elle défie les codes d’un milieu traditionnellement masculin et prouve qu’elle peut être là où on ne l’attend pas. À travers le vin vivant, elle explore sa liberté, ses doutes, et affirme peu à peu son nom, son style, sa place.
*followed by wine tasting in the cinema lounge (included in ticket)
TICKETS: https://www.kinoheld.de/kino/berlin/moviemento-kino/vorstellung/3297036737
Shorts as part of this programme:
“As if it could” by Ada Güvenir (Belgium) (13:16 min)
"As If It Could" is a semi-autobiographical tale of borders and belonging, told through the metaphor of a plant. When Olive’s plant fails to thrive, she leaves home in search of new soil, only to discover the journey demands far more than she imagined.
“Scents of the Season” by Maxime Cardol (Netherlands) (2:47 min)
After experiencing loss and grief, we attempt to live on and often tuck our memories away, hoping they’ll fade into the background. Yet, as the seasons shift, familiar scents bring back emotions. Emotions that transport you straight to the memory of what was once so beautiful.
*The Screening will be followed by a Q&A with attending filmmakers.
*All films are screened in their original language with English subtitles.