Tobias Tovera: Art and Ritual will be a meditative 10 to 15-minute short documentary that follows the transformative journey of abstract artist Tobias Tovera. From his early years in the Bay Area, Tovera explored the boundaries between consciousness, art, and healing, eventually embracing a practice rooted in shamanic principles. Now based in the Mojave Desert, Tovera enters a new phase of artistic growth, foraging desert salts and geothermal water and transforming them through the introduction of elemental forces into his most ambitious projects to date.
Co-Directors: Tobias Tovera, Ray de Mesa
Producers: Ray de Mesa, Tobias Tovera, Lei Tao
Cinematographer: Michael Cochran
We've secured $16,750 from an international funder. To raise the remaining $34,250, we're partnering with our U.S.-based fiscal sponsor, BraveMaker, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. This allows U.S. donors to make tax-deductible contributions while supporting the project.