Juliette Binoche premiered her directorial debut, In-I in Motion, at the Rio International Film Festival with a gala screening at the Cine Odeon on October 5, presenting a personal documentary that revisits her 2008 stage collaboration with choreographer Akram Khan. The film, woven from previously unseen rehearsal and performance material, tracks how an Oscar-winning screen actor and a celebrated dancer built a two-hander from scratch, using the process to reflect on risk, discipline and the demands of live performance. During her visit, Binoche said she hopes to work in Brazil, aligning her appearance with the France-Brazil 2025 cultural season that is anchoring a wider French industry presence at the festival.
Festival listings describe additional public screenings set during the event’s run, with the Odeon bow positioned as a centerpiece for international guests and local audiences. Materials for the film emphasize a first-person vantage that alternates between onstage footage and candid offstage exchanges, framing the documentary as a study of creative partnership and the steep learning curve that comes with stepping into another discipline. Sales and festival notes identify the feature as a French production, with the director credited on screen and in program notes as returning to the archives to chart how an intense collaboration forged its own language.
The Rio stop caps a month that has kept Binoche at the center of multiple festivals, following the film’s early fall circuit play and her expanded profile this year as a leading ambassador for French cinema. Organizers in Rio have also spotlighted professional meetings and delegations intended to connect local producers with European partners, an industry backdrop that dovetails with Binoche’s stated interest in making a project in the country. The combination of a marquee gala, repeat public showings and a coordinated market presence has given the documentary a high-visibility platform as it continues international bookings into the autumn calendar.
