TO CRISTIANNY FERNANDES
Belgium | 2025| 30 min | col. | French, Portuguese, English, Spanish
In the dead of night, in Brussels, undocumented Brazilian housekeeper Maria remembers her friend Cristianny, a victim of exploitation who disappeared. From the window of a small flat, which is nestled into an anonymous building, Maria’s thoughts go to her companion in the face of so many struggles and sorrows. Joining their strengths, they cried out against the violence they both endured and the injustice to which voiceless people are subjected. Three filmmakers - Maria José Freire, Pauline Fonsny, and Anaïs Carton – have created a poetic film to honour the victims of migration, who are made invisible and dispersed throughout the big cities of Europe. Conceived like a chamber piece of cinema, shot entirely within the confines of an apartment, Pour Cristianny Fernandes includes a short musical detour blending political perspective and poetry. The figure of Cristianny is recreated as a universal representation of those who obstinately fight to defend and assert their dignity. (A.D.)
Local Time
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Date: 07 Nov 2025
- Time: 10:30
Location
- Cinema Astra - Piazza Cesare Beccaria, 9 50121 Florence (FI)
Organizer
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Pauline Fonsny
Pauline Fonsny holds a master's degree in philosophy and editing in Belgium (Brussels). In 2016 she worked as a cameraman and editor on Julie Jaroszewski's film Who is Octobre? (56‘), before embarking in 2018 on the direction of her first film To the living (27’).
Other Organizers
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Anaïs Carton
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Anaïs Carton first worked as a researcher with associations such as CBAI and CADTM, before training in sound creation at the ACSR (Atelier de création sonore et radiophonique). In 2020, she co-directed À leurs corps défendant with Pauline Fonsny, a radio documentary that takes a present-day look at the subject of detention and expulsion from closed centers in Belgium.
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Maria José Freire
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Maria José Freire has been an activist for the rights of undocumented people in Belgium for over 20 years. She served as the spokesperson for the National Coordination of Undocumented People and for the League of Undocumented Domestic Workers. She is currently still the spokesperson for the Brazilian Committee of Brussels.
