A female body in a wedding dress moves from top to bottom, sinking, attracted by a force of gravity. This disturbing shot, taken from Maya Deren’s Ritual in Transfigured Time, is in negative. A source of inspiration and obsession for the narrator, this image becomes the driving force behind a diary. This quest for a feminine avant-garde from archivist-turned-filmmaker Céline Ruivo takes place in New York, in an exchange with filmmakers Peggy Ahwesh, Jeanne Liotta and Su Friedrich.

Available for online screening from 11 December