Commissioned by the Centre Pompidou on the occasion of their 2016 retrospective dedicated to Rodrigues, Où en êtes-vous, João Pedro Rodrigues ? is a lyrical self-portrait that offers an important and explicitly autobiographical complement to The Ornithologist. Intermingling home movie footage with solitary wanderings and memories of his early career and partnership with João Rui Guerra da Mata, Rodrigues’ new film looks back from the vantage of midlife to meditate on the people and experiences that helped shape his vision and voice. Partially shot during Rodrigues’ year as a Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Où en êtes-vous, João Pedro Rodrigues ? also includes imagery shot in the Cambridge area.

Preceded by an hour-long musical performance by composer, cellist and creator of the original score for The Ornithologist, Séverine Ballon.