Karim Aïnouz

Blast!

A Cinephile Autobiography in Stills

A life in images. Images taken from life. For each of his films, the internationally acclaimed director Karim Aïnouz (b. Fortaleza, 1966; lives and works in Berlin) creates a collection of photographs that will enrich the film’s fictional or documentary universe: snapshots of friends and strangers, landscapes and places that might serve as locations, and very personal glimpses of details, textures, and materials that inspire his stories. After three decades of filmmaking, Aïnouz invites us to discover his photographic oeuvre, which is indubitably engaged in an inspiring and vibrant dialogue with his cinema. 

The award-winning director Karim Aïnouz has shown his films at festivals including the Berlin International Film Festival (Nardjes A., 2020; Futuro Beach, 2014) and the Cannes Film Festival (Firebrand, 2023; The Silver Cliff, 2011; Madame Satã, 2002). In addition to dramas, his cinematographic work encompasses documentaries such as Mariner of the Mountains (2023) and Central Airport THF (2018). Aïnouz enjoyed success in Latin America with the HBO series Alice (2008). 

The artist book compilation Blast! presents for the very first time the photographic oeuvre of Aïnouz in a slipcase with six booklets.