To kick off this 36th edition of the festival, which runs from 8 to 13 July, we invite you to join us on Tuesday 8 July at 9pm, in the exceptional setting of the Théâtre Silvain! Preview screening of Kontinental ‘25 in the presence of Radu Jude and Eszter Tompa. Free admission.

For its 36th edition, FIDMarseille remains true to its mission: to spotlight independent cinema that is attentive to the echoes of the contemporary world and to the stories that reveal its fractures, both intimate and collective.

To kick off this 36th edition of the festival, which runs from 8 to 13 July, we invite you to join us on Tuesday 8 July at 9pm, in the exceptional setting of the Théâtre Silvain! Preview screening of Kontinental ‘25 in the presence of Radu Jude and Eszter Tompa. Free admission.

For its 36th edition, FIDMarseille remains true to its mission: to spotlight independent cinema that is attentive to the echoes of the contemporary world and to the stories that reveal its fractures, both intimate and collective.

Primate Visions; Macaque Macabre, Primate Visions; Macaque Macabre

Natasha Tontey

Indonesia, Switzerland, 2024, Color, 33’

World Premiere

A primatologist and his team free a group of black-crested macaques. Somewhere between eco-politics, speculative primatology and ritual performances, this furiously playful film questions the humanist truths that underpin our relationship with non-humans.

Technical sheet

  • Script:
    Natasha Tontey
  • Photography:
    Aditya Krisnawan
  • Editing:
    Arief Budiman
  • Music:
    Harsya Wahono
  • Sound:
    Harsya Wahono
  • Cast:
    Ng Astinovya Etheldreda, Fredy Sreudeman Wowor, Sylvester Presley Setligt, Kezia Alaia, Thereisje Ru’us, Novi Haryono, Aditya Pradipta Wardhana
  • Production:
    Denis Pernet (Audemars Piguet Contemporary), Natasha Tontey (Studio Natasha Tontey)
  • Contact:
    Natasha Tontey (Studio Natasha Tontey), Theodora Agni (New Pessimism Studio)
  • Commission:
    Audemars Piguet Contemporary
  • Subtitles:
    French, English

Filmography

  • Natasha Tontey

    • Of Other Tomorrows Never Known, 2023, 13'
    • Garden Amidst the Flame, 2022, 27'
    • Wa'anak Witu Watu, 2021, 24'