BIMIFF #4 - ENG

B I M I F F A R T A S A P O L I T I C A L F O R C E
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"Coisa Pública" film scenes
Racism and intolerance are two related topics that
can be difficult to distinguish from one another.
Racism is an ideology based on the idea that certain
races are superior to others, especially when it comes
to social status or abilities, and is based on a
historical construction of dominance through status
and power, as well as segregation and
marginalization, which is why fallacies such as the
existence of "reverse racism" are illogical. On the
other hand, the intolerance manifested by
LBTQIAP+phobia refers to the hatred of different
spectrums of sexuality that do not fit into
heteronormativity, while misogyny refers to hatred
against women and girls in general. In COISA
PÚBLICA, most of the spectators end up coming
across characters that, in some way, they can identify
with, seeing as if reflected in a mirror, their
hypocrisies, repressions (Verdrängung), and
prejudices.
"The idea was to create an allegorical microcosm of
our society. They are characters that, on purpose,
border the stereotype, precisely to highlight this
identification model. This doesn’t mean that they
don’t have depth and that they are not believable in
their universe. I was very happy with the cast's work
in this construction", concludes André Borelli.
"In this way, the feature film seeks to show viewers in
Brazil and the world that hiding wounds with superficial
bandages, without actually treating them, only
aggravates them, causing gangrenes that can lead to
worse illnesses, which manifest themselves in our society
in cases of verbal and physical violence stimulated by
intolerance, acts of terrorism throughout the country,
and also politically motivated murders, even after the
recent election with the credibility of a government plan
that seeks to reorganize and strengthen our democracy
and the balance between the powers.
The film serves as an act of exorcism to the demons still
very present in our daily lives, which, even weakened and
defeated, will still prowl the margins fomenting hate
speeches and acts, and, therefore, must be fought daily,
through justice, through the anti-racist and anti-fascist
struggles, and through the legal punishment to the
propagators of intolerance, who dress it up as "freedom of
speech". The Austrian philosopher Karl Popper calls this
dilemma the "paradox of tolerance", in his book "The
Open Society and Its Enemies" (1945), where he warns us
that: "Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance
of tolerance. If we extend unlimited tolerance even to
those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend
a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant,
then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with
them."
We at BIMIFF Magazine wish that works such as André
Borelli's movie be manifestations of our art and also as
political tools, in favor of defending democracy,
tolerance, social justice, and social harmony, but without
using passivity, hiding the strength of the people and the
thirst for equity in mere hashtags and repudiation notes,
but rather spreading hope as a verb, instead of just a
noun.
"Coisa Pública" had its premiere in September 2022, and
features Priscila Ubba, Leonardo Silva, Dan Stulbach,
Esdras Saturnino, Gabriela Mag, Pablo Diego Garcia,
Dora Figueiredo, and Bruno Pacheco.
The actress Prisicila Ubba, and the actor Leonardo Silva playing the
character "Daniel"