RHIZOME 2020

1, 2, 3, set ... go!

In case you haven't heard, we are in the middle of a global pandemic, so our regular May Festival Opening event has been postponed until now, but we keep it!
Yes, you read that correctly, we start this August 1-2-3 with our first face-to-face events of 2020: screenings, educational meetings, walks, picnics and parties. For all of you who are in Madrid in this hot month of August, we have prepared different free and open-air actions for you and taking care of safety distances to start the month on the right foot.  

August 1-2-3: Outdoor Summer Cinema and Urban Planning
At our festival opening event, there will be screenings of three films that have passed the RIZOMA CINE Award and a new installment of our Walk & series, now in its fifth edition!  

1 August - Summer Cinema - Cineteca (Summer Square, Matadero)
22:00 - The Queen of the Lizards, (2019, dir. Burnin´Percebes) 60 Min.
Starring Bruna Cusí (Summer 1993) and Javier Botet (REC, Magical Girl, It). It is the most groundbreaking love story of the last Spanish cinema, it stars a single mother and an alien. Shot entirely in super 8.
Feature film winner of the RIZOMA CINE Award 2019 within the program of CinePlaza de Verano (Cineteca Madrid). Free entry until complete seats. The same day you can reserve your place here
'Kid friendly' event.
Address: Plaza de Verano (Matadero / Cineteca Madrid), plz Legazpi 8. Metro: Legazpi  

2 August - Urban Action & Summer Cinema - Neighborhoods of Lavapiés and Usera
19:00 - Walk & Back urban action, The public space, This is a Plaza (Lavapiés).
We will reflect on how we have experienced the absence of public space during confinement, the conditions in which it was returned to us, facilitating hospitality and consumption more than walking, and the consequences it will have on our future habits. We will also remember the animal and plant species that recovered their space in our absence. A round table will be held with Sergio C. Fanjul (aka Txe Peligro), Julen Robles and the philosophy professor Ramón del Castillo. Free entry until complete seats. 'Kid friendly' and 'dog friendly' event.
Address: This is a square, c / Doctor Forquet, 24. Metro: Lavapiés.  

20:30 Action Walk, departure from This is a square to the Usera Cinema.
(Dur. Approx 50 min). Reaching out to the Chinese community and remembering the meeting of the Ulay artists (DEP) with Marina Abramovic after touring the Chinese Wall. Free entry. 'Kid friendly' and 'dog friendly' event.
Address: This is a square, c / Doctor Forquet, 24. Metro: Lavapiés.  

22:00 - Ikea 2 (2016, dir. Burnin´ Barnacles) 60 Min.
Starring David Pareja (Killing God, Friend), Come nuns, Josep Seguí, Javier Botet and Lucía Cafeina. Glitch, gold, crystal and pink. The second film by the duo of directors Burnin 'Barnacles, an exploration of the limits of everyday life through the surreal humor of violent situations. Feature film nominated for the RIZOMA CINE Award 2017. Free admission until full capacity is reached. 'Kid friendly' and 'dog friendly' event
Bring a blanket and picnic to dine with us outdoors!
Address: Cinema Usera, C / Primitiva Gañán s / n (Pradolongo Park) Metro: Usera, Almendrales or Doce de Octubre.  

3 August - Summer Cinema - Cinema Usera 22:00 - Yu Gang (2016 dir. Luis Pagliery, Carolina Arahna, Paco Nicolas) 63 Min.
Delve into the Chinese community of Madrid with this documentary that tells the story of Yi and Dong Dong, two Chinese who, despite their problems with residing in a foreign country, decide to undertake building a fish and aquarium shop in the center of the capital . "Yu Gang" is their great fish tank, the link that unites them and what they will fight for.
Feature film supported by ECAM, nominated for the RIZOMA CINE Award 2017, within the Cinema Usera programming. Free entry until complete seats. 'Kid friendly' and 'dog friendly' event.
Bring a blanket and picnic to dine with us outdoors!
Address: Cinema Usera, C / Primitiva Gañán s / n (Pradolongo Park) Metro: Usera, Almendrales or Doce de Octubre.

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