Resistance
Who will remain standing? The old man or his old house, slowly decaying and giving in to the surrounding wild flora? An intimate and poetic portrait of eighty-four years old Don Alberto Bonnet, an insatiable spiritual seeker who believes in reincarnation. The film premiered at the Venice film festival in 2012.
- Denmark, Finland, Paraguay
- 2012, 20 min
- Director: Renate Costa, Salla Sorri
- Director of photography: Gustavo Shiaffino
- Editor: Domi Parra
- Screenplay: Renate Costa Perdomo, Salla Sorri
- Cast: Don Alberto Bonnet
- Producer: Patricia Drati, RenateCosta, Salla Sorri
- Production: DOX:LAB, CHP:DOX
Renate Costa, Salla Sorri
Renate Costa is a filmmaker from Paraguay. Her documentary work focuses on politics and sexual minorities. She debuted with a feature documentary Cuchillo de Palo Renate, awarded among other at the prestigious BAFICI festival in Buenos Aires. She is also a producer.
Salla Sorri is a versatile filmmaker, who has participated on many international workshops and programs all around the world. She was awarded the Finnish Film Foundation grant and took part at the Berlinale Talent Campus. She is a director and an actress.