Curated by Cecilia Ermini, this selection of 9 experimental short films, poised between imagination and materiality, interrogates not only the geographical configurations that give freshwater its form, but also its function as a singular aquatic mirror.

PROGRAM:

G (2022) by Ignazio Fabio Mazzola
river (1978/1989) by Philip Hoffman
Sul lago di Garda (1959) by Franco Piavoli
Crystal Gaze (2012) by Robert Todd
The Other River(2024) by Pieter Swier
Menta y Canela (2016) by Elena Duque
H2O(1929) by Ralph Steiner
Study for Three Streams (2024) by Park Kyujae
Notturno fluviale (Meditazioni sul rumore) (2025) by Francesco Zanatta

All films can be accessed (for free) for 30 days on chutecoop.com.

About Chute Open

Presenting a monthly curated selection of films sourced from open archives, Chute Open serves as a testament to the richness and importance of the archive. The program aims to showcase how the archive serves as an invaluable, easily accessible resource and how it has provided a home for films that might otherwise remain hidden.