Rossellini is also presenting three new world premiere sea-based Green Porno short films, as well as a longer-form documentary concerning the mating habits of elephant seals in their currently threatened environment. Taking place in one of our Festival cinemas the presentation, Green Porno: Bon Appétit, will include an extensive on-stage discussion between Rossellini and marine biologist and conservationist Claudio Campagna. Their conversation will concern, according to Rossellini, “the importance of having collaborations between artists and scientists to create accessible pieces of art that can reach and educate a large audience; and marine-life conservation issues.” Expect something between an ecological seminar and a night with the Dr. Ruth of the sea. I guarantee that the Festival has never before experienced anything quite like this.
Noah Cowan
Isabella Rossellini was born in Rome. She has appeared as a model on over five hundred magazine covers, including
Vogue,
Elle and
Vanity Fair. Her extensive acting credits include notable roles in David Lynch’s
Blue Velvet (86), Campbell Scott’s
Big Night (96) and Guy Maddin’s
The Saddest Music in the World (03). She began her filmmaking work as the writer and creator of
My Dad Is 100 Years Old (05), a short film directed by Guy Maddin that had its premiere at the Festival in 2005 and was included in a retrospective of her father, Roberto Rossellini, at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. The short film series
Green Porno (08–present) is her directorial debut.
Jody Shapiro is a filmmaker and photographer. He has worked as a producer on numerous films, including several by Guy Maddin, and was also the director of photography on Maddin’s
My Winnipeg (07), which won the Toronto-City Award for Best Canadian Feature Film at the 2007 Festival. His co-directing credits include the documentary feature
Ice Breaker (05) and the short film series
Green Porno (08–present).