Published on the centenary year of Pasolini’s birth, this volume is a dual edition that stages a dialogue between cinema today and Pasolini’s timeless films and words. Two complementary volumes form a unique set that celebrates Pasolini’s enduring influence.

The smaller book features his epic autobiographical poem ‘Poet of the Ashes’, in a revised translation by Stephen Sartarelli; the larger book comprises original tributes by vital filmmakers from across the contemporary cinema landscape.

Twenty filmmakers shared personal reflections in the form of essays, poems, photographs, drawings and more: Catherine Breillat, Luise Donschen & Helena Wittmann, Jia Zhangke, Radu Jude, Payal Kapadia, Alexandre Koberidze, Dane Komljen, Mike Leigh, Mariano Llinás, Roberto Minervini, Valérie Massadian, Luc Moullet, Ben Rivers, Angela Schanelec, Ulrich Seidl, Basma al-Sharif, Deborah Stratman, Anocha Suwichakornpong and Gustavo Vinagre.
ISBN 9780645454727. Fireflies Press. pb. two-book set. 200 pages. 15 x 23 cm.