Calagian's Arrow for a Stone Heart Debuts at Tallinn Black Nights
Luiza Calagian's documentary-fiction hybrid, made with a Guaraní community near São Paulo, premieres in the festival's Rebels with a Cause Competition.
Luiza Calagian's Arrow for a Stone Heart (Flecha para Um Coração de Pedra) holds its world premiere on Tuesday, Nov. 17, in the Rebels with a Cause Competition of the 30th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in Estonia, according to hollywoodreporter.com.
Calagian wrote, directed and shot the film, and co-wrote it with Jera Rete. She shared editing duties with Caio De, while Vinicius Toro and Sabrina Zimmermann produced. Bruno Cucio serves as executive producer, and Utopia Docs handles distribution and world sales.
The film blends documentary and fiction and was made with the local Guaraní indigenous community near São Paulo, Brazil. Rete, the leader of the village, appears in the film, and her family contributed to its sound: her youngest daughter plays the river and her older daughter voiced the peccary Rete.
Calagian has said the project took seven years to make and that she grew up with it. Jera Rete became a close friend during the process and grew into co-writer and, in Calagian's account, the heart of the film.
Quick answers
When does Arrow for a Stone Heart premiere?
It has its world premiere on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at the 30th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in Estonia.
Who directed Arrow for a Stone Heart?
Luiza Calagian wrote, directed and shot the film, and co-wrote it with Jera Rete.
Who is handling distribution for the film?
Utopia Docs handles distribution and world sales.