Families, Change and Reflection
Jackman Hall
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Families, Change and ReflectionThe different stories in these films reveal a dramatic, romantic and aesthetic look at things that families cannot always control. In the unpredictable circumstances or even our own decisions, the loss of something is always an opening for change and reflection. VIDA RECICLADA/ RECYCLED LIFE Director: Daniela Candia Country: Paraguay Year: 2013 Length: 11 min 40 sec Genre: Fiction Synopsis: Like all naps, a pair of pickers start your itinerary. Hopelessness seems to be part of the carriage that push. The ride uphill, from the streets of Saxony district of Asunción, is heavy, but it's not just the tiredness that slows his steps. This time, extreme poverty is not the only "load" piggybacking. THE MIGRANTS/ RETIRANTES Director: Maíra Coelho Country: Brazil Year: 2014 Length: 13’ 23 Genre: Animation Synopsis: Based in a Brazilian famous painting by Candido Portinari (Retirantes, 1944), the puppet short film THE MIGRANTS tells the story of a woman traveling through an arid, depopulated region, unable to feed her baby. It presents a dreamlike vision that uses the unique elements of the area where the film is set. A religious procession praying for help, children, local peasants and a group playing traditional music are some of the figures who appear in this sensitive, magical portrait of a suffering people and their difficulties and idiosyncrasies. LOS TRAPOS AL SOL Director: Ramiro Zamorano Country: Chile Year: 2014 Length: 12’ Genre: Fiction Synopsis: Silvana arrives to the south of Chile in search of her father. As the hours pass, her anxiety increases as she waits for him to make his appearance. She spends her time fantasizing about the encounter while she discovers the place and its people. With their help, details are unveiled about this person that is so unknown to her. WHEN IT LIFTS ITS LITTLE EYES UP/ LA GRENOUILLE ET DIEU Director: Alice Furtado Country: France/ Brazil Year: 2014Length: 20’ Genre: Fiction Synopsis: Mad love story – a threat comes to haunt everyday banality. A young man in his twenties, tough manners. A grown, pregnant woman. The two of them have been living together for a few months in a tiny apartment in the suburbs, until the day money runs out. Bypassing moral standards, carried away by the truth of senses, they go for a walk across the city, running towards nature – a ruthless witness to their acts, but also their last shelter.LUNA VIEJA Director: Raisa Bonnet Country: Puerto Rico Year: 2013 Length: 12’ Genre: Fiction Synopsis: The landscape is stunning and the wind constantly blows. The rolling hills of this little village in Puerto Rico are covered in tropical forest. The view from Elsa’s house is fabulous. Her husband has just died and her relatives have arrived to take their leave of him. Elsa observes with concern the relationship between her son-in-law and his daughter. Nonetheless, she continues to go about preparing food, hanging out the washing, feeding the chickens and tending the garden. Only her face gives away her unease. MUSICA PARA DESPUES DE DORMIR/ MUSIC FOR THE ULTIMATE DREAM Director: Nicolás Rojas Sánchez Country: Mexico Year: 2013 Length: 10’ Genre: Fiction.Synopsis: Fidencio, an old violinist, begins searching for the members of his old orchestra to greet his son. When life goes silent, music finds us anew.
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Start:
2015-04-04T19:30:00-04:00
End:
2015-04-04T21:00:00-04:00
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