"With his latest feature film, Piñeiro proves himself one of the most innovative thinkers about adaptation in contemporary cinema." - Flavia Dima, Films in Frame
"A remarkable piece of experimental filmmaking that seeks answers to some philosophical and existential questions we have been asking ourselves for thousands of years." - Matthew Joseph Jenner, International Cinephile Society
Matías Piñeiro’s bold YOU BURN ME is an adaptation of Italian novelist Cesare Pavese’s Sea Foam. In the story, Greek goddesses Sappho and Britomartis have an expansive conversation about desire. In Greek mythology, the lovesick Sappho throws herself into the ocean and dies, and Britomartis perishes after leaping from a cliff while fleeing from a man. Here, Piñeiro introduces a game of translation, filling the gaps of Sea Foam with new readings, modern questions, and science to save Sappho and Britomartis from oblivion. Preceded by the US premiere of Piñeiro’s PREFACE TO THE LITTLE DIALOGUE (6 min.), a playful primer to YOU BURN ME.
Awards & Nominations
Nominee - Teddy Award, Best Feature Film, Berlin Film Festival
Nominee - Best Film, Gijón International Film Festival
Nominee - Best Picture, Ibero-America Competition, Guadalajara International Film Festival
The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu