Fwd: Notes: An Island and One Night | 4th Feb | Special Screening at Maraa

[Mayank Rungta]

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From: Notes <notes...@maraa.in>
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2026 at 09:41
Subject: Notes: An Island and One Night | 4th Feb | Special Screening at Maraa
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Dear Friends,

We are happy to invite you for a very special screening of An Island and One Night. A film which stands against capitalist and neoliberal imaginations, not just in the storyline, but in the very process of film-making. 

An Island and One Night 

630 pm | 4th Feb | at the Maraa Office 

Synopsis

Around the fire, travellers and pirates recount their memories, their dreams and their battles. From one language to another, from story to story, we hear the roar of the storm and the rustle of the leaves, the menacing sirens and the wild dances, the clash of the swords and the song of the birds. Until dawn, a thousand and one paths take shape on this imaginary yet real island.

← context

An Island and One Night is a fictional film made collectively over the past two years by the residents and users of the Quartier Libre des Lentillères, a self-organized area extending on the last remaining market garden land in the city of Dijon.

These 8 hectares have been occupied and recultivated since 2010, in resistance to a concrete "ecocity" project that still threatens them today. In the middle of the city, these fallow spaces and abandoned houses have been transformed into a self-managed, multi-purpose district, where collective housing, market gardening, self-construction, festive and cultural events, etc. intermingle. It's a place of struggle and solidarity of all kinds, as well as a veritable reserve of biodiversity.

In this film, we use the prism of the imaginary to talk about reality, about what we live here, how we got here, what we're looking for and what we're fighting against every day. It's a musical and danced fiction, without heroes or heroines, with houses that are boats (and vice versa), pirates of all kinds and as many different languages... In short, the Quartier Libre des Lentillères is a treasure island into the eye of cinema!

Self-produced, self-distributed and based on volunteer participation, this film shot on 16mm silver film was built up over the course of the area's life, in correlation with it, to the rhythm of events and seasons. From writing to filming to editing, each stage of the process was collective and participatory, with everyone sharing their know-how.

The film's music is made up of original tracks composed during the making of the film, as well as pre-existing tracks from supportive bands who have played at the Quartier in the past.

The distribution of An Island and One Night will initially take the form of itinerant screenings - either free or on donation base, in keeping with this non-mercantile spirit. On the technical side, the film can be screened in digital or 16mm, depending on the location and the motivation.

Beyond the pleasure of sharing this creation with a large and diverse audience, this tour will be an opportunity to pass on through encounters our experience of struggle, self-organization and the invention of forms of collective life geared towards a good life for all, and respectful of all living beings.

come by, entry free, all are welcome!

warmth,

team maraa

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मयंक  रुंगटा

MAnY thANKs

mayankrungta.in

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