A sensualist exploration of plain pleasures, constructed from a game of chance and encounters in workshops and homes across Rome.

Inviting reflection on the process of making, the prospect of motherhood, and the uncertainties in creation, balance and composition, Eva Giolo’s beautifully edited and sound-designed piece was a highlight of this year’s Visions du Réel. The Demands of Ordinary Devotion carries echoes of Katrina Daschner and Laure Prouvost, focusing on the details of work and pleasure, and touching on universal themes relating to creation.