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ABOUT THE FILM

Documentary, 99’, 2021, UK/USA/IT
D: Adina Istrate, Giannina La Salvia

In the summer of 2014, tens of thousands of visitors came to London to experience the latest exhibition by acclaimed performance artist Marina Abramovic, only to discover themselves as the subjects of her new groundbreaking work.

Seven years after her acclaimed MoMA retrospective, Abramovic decided to test her own emotional limit and that of her audience in what she described as the most radical durational performance she’d ever attempted. However, when 512 Hours finally opened at the Serpentine Galleries in London, something unexpected even to her happened; a social experiment of human connectivity emerged, exposing a cast of participants to dramatic depths of human emotion and empathy.

512 Hours premiered earlier this year at CPH:DOX.

ABOUT THE DIRECTORS

ADINA ISTRATE is an award-winning writer/director and co-founder of ToyBox Films. A London Film School graduate with a background in writing for television, BAFTA Guru Pro and BFI NET.WORK alumna, Adina has garnered international recognition and support from the European Commission, Clermont-Ferrand Euro-Connection, Berlinale Short Film Station, Film London, etc. Adina is also in development with Eve, her debut feature. Shortlisted for the Sundance International Screenwriters’ Lab, the project has received support from the Venice Biennale College Cinema, the Wellcome Trust, Creative Skillset, EAVE and participated in the IFP No Borders Co-Production Market.

GIANNINA LA SALVIA is an international filmmaker, producer and co-founder of ToyBox Films. A dual U.S./Italian citizen, Gia earned her BA in film production from the University of California at Santa Cruz in 2005. She went on to work as a script consultant and producer's assistant in Los Angeles before relocating to the UK to study at the London Film School. In 2012, Gia received her MA in Filmmaking, producing a handful of award-winning short films and branded content shortly afterwards. Her projects have been backed by the BBC, Sky Arts and Creative Skillset, and she has participated on various labs including the Rotterdam Producer’s Lab, the Cannes Producer’s Workshop and Clermont Ferrand’s Euro-Connection co- production forum.