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= I am exploring = | |||
* the lyrical | |||
* the realistic (and at times surrealist) | |||
* and the intimate | |||
I have a different set of criteria of choosing films to watch this year. | I have a different set of criteria of choosing films to watch this year. | ||
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''By turns lyrical and raw, realistic and intimate, feverish visions also reflect the inner state of the protagonist'' | ''By turns lyrical and raw, realistic and intimate, feverish visions also reflect the inner state of the protagonist'' | ||
= Selections = | |||
== intense, deliberate aesthetics == | |||
The films: | The films: | ||
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* extreme close-ups | * extreme close-ups | ||
* the protagonist in the center, almost otherworldly, iconographic | * the protagonist in the center, almost otherworldly, iconographic | ||
== animals (interesting coincidences) == | |||
Last year I was drawn to films set in remote places, esp. mountains. This year, a few films that I choose share that thread, but also the relationship with animals. | Last year I was drawn to films set in remote places, esp. mountains. This year, a few films that I choose share that thread, but also the relationship with animals. | ||
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* taking care of animals + wanting to be animals as metaphor | * taking care of animals + wanting to be animals as metaphor | ||
* commitment to the metaphor — living reality in imagination | * commitment to the metaphor — living reality in imagination | ||
== intimacy == | |||
I am paying attention to films with a strong portrayal of intimacy (emotional and otherwise). Other than some of the above mentioned, these films feature relationships: between humans, between one devout geographer and the environment. | I am paying attention to films with a strong portrayal of intimacy (emotional and otherwise). Other than some of the above mentioned, these films feature relationships: between humans, between one devout geographer and the environment. | ||
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* Vendrá la muerte y tendrá tus ojos, dir. José Luis Torres Leiva | * Vendrá la muerte y tendrá tus ojos, dir. José Luis Torres Leiva | ||
* Suzanne Daveau, dir. Luísa Homem | * Suzanne Daveau, dir. Luísa Homem | ||
== how to tell a story quietly == | |||
From the trailers I also recognized a certain slow pace that I use in my own film. I want to see these films to see how they tell a story quietly. | From the trailers I also recognized a certain slow pace that I use in my own film. I want to see these films to see how they tell a story quietly. | ||
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* The Fever, dir. Maya Da-Rin | * The Fever, dir. Maya Da-Rin | ||
== habitat and home == | |||
There are two short programs focused on habitat and home, which relates to my grad film project. | There are two short programs focused on habitat and home, which relates to my grad film project. | ||
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* Heartland (diaspora) | * Heartland (diaspora) | ||
* Natural Habitat (home) | * Natural Habitat (home) | ||
== others == | |||
I also included some films that will probably show me something new. | I also included some films that will probably show me something new. | ||
Revision as of 11:27, 23 January 2020
I am exploring
- the lyrical
- the realistic (and at times surrealist)
- and the intimate
I have a different set of criteria of choosing films to watch this year.
The description for La Fortaleza says it well:
By turns lyrical and raw, realistic and intimate, feverish visions also reflect the inner state of the protagonist
Selections
intense, deliberate aesthetics
The films:
- Vitalina Varela, dir. Pedro Costa
- La Fortaleza, dir. Jorge Thielen Armand
- Panquiaco, dir. Ana Elena Tejera
- Jallikattu, dir. Lijo Jose Pellissery
- This is not a burial, it's a resurrection, dir. Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese
They seem to share these qualities:
- primal, shamanistic
- extreme close-ups
- the protagonist in the center, almost otherworldly, iconographic
animals (interesting coincidences)
Last year I was drawn to films set in remote places, esp. mountains. This year, a few films that I choose share that thread, but also the relationship with animals.
- Kala azar, dir. Janis Rafa
- Birds (Or How to Be One), dir. Babis Makridis
- Cemetery, dir. Carlos Casas
They seem to share these qualities:
- an unlikely story
- taking care of animals + wanting to be animals as metaphor
- commitment to the metaphor — living reality in imagination
intimacy
I am paying attention to films with a strong portrayal of intimacy (emotional and otherwise). Other than some of the above mentioned, these films feature relationships: between humans, between one devout geographer and the environment.
- Vendrá la muerte y tendrá tus ojos, dir. José Luis Torres Leiva
- Suzanne Daveau, dir. Luísa Homem
how to tell a story quietly
From the trailers I also recognized a certain slow pace that I use in my own film. I want to see these films to see how they tell a story quietly.
- For the Time Being, dir. Salka Tiziana
- Phases of Matter, dir. Deniz Tortum
- Together Apart, dir. Qu Youjia
I am not quite sure how quiet this film will be. But I do recognize the trait of telling stories through the protagonist's own speech. (A story within a story. Or the film as a story that the protagonists tell AND live.) It's something I want to achieve in my film, so hopefully I can learn something from them.
- The Fever, dir. Maya Da-Rin
habitat and home
There are two short programs focused on habitat and home, which relates to my grad film project.
- Heartland (diaspora)
- Natural Habitat (home)
others
I also included some films that will probably show me something new.
Short programs:
- Circuit Bending
- DINAMO (video art/experimental)
- True Identity (I am going to a talk by an artist who made one of these films)
Feature:
- Blanco en blanco, dir. Théo Court
- Si yo fuera el invierno mismo, dir. Jazmín López
- Nafi's Father, dir. Mamadou Dia
- Desterro, dir. Maria Clara Escobar
- The Science of Fictions, dir. Yosep Anggi Noen