Jujube/2019-iffr-takeaway

I was interested in movies that related to my current investigations

How to translate autobiographical materials into empathic matters?

What is image capable of doing in conveying that empathy?

From the movies, I see different ways in which images carry weight:

- The images ARE the narrative. (The scene when the word messenger faces gun point in Pájaros de Verano.)

- The images visualise a metaphor. (The woman catching water from all directions with buckets in Pattaki.)

- The images become part of a well-written essay. (Above Us Only Sky)

I also find sound indispensable — sometimes more important than what I see.

- The sounds represent a place. In Tutto l'oro Che C'è, the wild track is THE track.

- The sounds create silence. (Forest in Tutto l'oro Che C'è, water in Pattaki.)

- The music itself has a narrative. (The Last Seven Words)

Actor-directed films can lead to incredibly tender moments. See Vulnerable Histories (A Road Movie).

my criteria for the films (and the ones that did end up teaching me a lot)

A story based on/inspired by myth/tales/rituals

• Pájaros de Verano
• The Gold-Laden Sheep & the Sacred Mountain
• Pattaki
• The Last Seven Words

A highly personal story

• A volta ao mundo quando tinhas 30 anos
• Vulnerable Histories (A Road Movie)
• Memories of My Body
• Last Night I Saw You Smiling

scenes in the mountains and/or by the sea

• Tutto l'oro Che C'è
• Above Us Only Sky

alluding to the meaning of images"'

• After Images shorts (Gulyabani and TROPICS)