Award-winning director/producer Mariona Lloreta's short film Altars explores the aftermath of police brutality in a young family.
- Mariona Lloreta
Altars
Project Description
ALTARS is an experimental short film written, directed and produced by Mariona Lloreta which explores the aftermath of the incessant police brutality attacks across the US.
The director’s efforts go beyond what we see on screen: being the only woman on set in most productions she’s been part of, she chose to enlist an entirely female-identified, local crew in hopes to battle the "danger of the single story" both in front and behind the lens.
Artist Bio
Mariona Lloreta (she/her) is a Spanish-American interdisciplinary artist working internationally in film, painting and dance. Mariona’s work celebrates the universal thread that binds our human experience as it examines the fine line between presence and absence, wholesomeness and brokenness, past, present and future. Her work dives into themes of identity, empowerment, justice, spirituality and collective memory, while reflecting upon the beauty and vulnerability of human existence. Mariona's narrative films have won Best Experimental Film, Best International Film and Best Cinematography awards at Oscar-Qualifying festivals, and have been selected at a wealth of Oscar-Qualifying and acclaimed film festivals around the world. She has directed and produced several documentary films, including "ReSignifications", commissioned by New York University and "Living Together" commissioned by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) in Boston. Mariona currently serves as Affiliate Professor of Screenwriting at Emerson College.
IG: @marionalloreta
“Film has the ability to offer a wide array of narratives that can contribute to broadening our understanding of what's possible as a society and as individuals. For too many decades, certain roles and stories have been simplified, flattened and stereotyped. Representation is key, and beyond how the world sees us, film can have a profound effect in the way we see ourselves. I cannot think of a more transformative, powerful medium to share our truth with one another, and build towards a more equitable, more connected, more open world.
Because of institutions and programs such as the Radical Imagination for Racial Justice, we are able to bring our vision to life as artists and contribute to the narrative in hopes to inspire and bring change to the world. The RIRJ team was the first program who believed in our film and supported us in the fulfillment of this vision. They were incredibly generous with their resources and time, closely following every stage of the process, and we are so grateful for their unyielding encouragement since the very beginning.
Despite filming during a pandemic and with a wealth of logistical constraints, I am so proud of my entire team and how everyone came together to tell this story. This project is a true testament to the power of Art in uniting us in the darkest hour and reminding us of our humanity, and we hope that this sentiment reaches you when you watch the film.”
- Mariona Lloreta
Official ALTARS Film Posters | Photo credits: Title typeface and poster layout by Victor Ribas. Poster artwork by Mariona Lloreta
Official ALTARS Film Posters | Photo credits: Title typeface and poster layout by Victor Ribas. Poster artwork by Mariona Lloreta
ALTARS Cast and Director on the last day of production | Photo credits: Aleiagh Hynds
In order to fight the danger of the single story and a predominantly white-cis-male dominated industry, director Mariona Lloreta assembled an all female-identified, local crew on set | Photo credits: Aleiagh Hynds
ALTARS Film Still with actors Tyson Ali Clark and Kimaya Diggs
ALTARS Film Still with protagonist Tyson Ali Clark