Anti-art and guerrilla cinema: (po)ethical genealogies of Belair Filmes

genealogias (po)éticas da Belair Filmes

Abstract

The choice of alternative modes of production, distribution and exhibition of audiovisual works in Brazil seems to be a historical and cyclical necessity, complying with the dictates of the market, attendance and economic instability. What holds true at this third decade of the 21^st. century, in terms of audiovisual production, is that creativity and the search for new ways inserting artistic work in the public sector have a strong heritage in the creative ethics of Belair Filmes, a production company that had an ephemeral existence in the first months of 1970. This work will investigate the ethical-creative heritage left by Belair to contemporary independent audiovisual art, through its predominant modules of production: anti-art and guerrilla cinema.