The Challenge
Yuri Ancarani
Falconry has a history of more than 40 centuries. In the mediaeval West, it was one of the great passions of the aristocracy, but today it maintains all its prestige in contemporary Arab culture. Three years of observation in the field to capture the spirit of this tradition which makes it possible for the person doing it to keep a close bond to the desert, in a context usually dominated by urban life. A falconer accompanying his birds has an important tournament in Qatar guides us through this journey.
Screenplay : Yuri Ancarani
Image : Yuri Ancarani, Luca Nervegna, Jonathan Ricquebourg
Sound : Mirco Mencacci
Editing : Yuri Ancarani
Music : Lorenzo Senni, Francesco Fantini
Image : Yuri Ancarani, Luca Nervegna, Jonathan Ricquebourg
Sound : Mirco Mencacci
Editing : Yuri Ancarani
Music : Lorenzo Senni, Francesco Fantini
Production : La Bête, Atopic , Ring Films, Michigan Films, Dugong Production, Solo Films
Distribution: Slingshot Films
Distribution: Slingshot Films
Born in Ravenna in 1972, Yuri Ancarani is a contemporary Italian artist. His works have been exhibited and won prizes in the fields of both contemporary art and cinema. His last five films have gone to more than 100 festivals – including Locarno, Venice and Toronto – as well as leading museums around the world, the Pompidou Centre in Paris, the Venice Biennale and the Guggenheim Museum in New York. He recently had a personal exhibition at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles.