JEONJU Intl. Film Festival

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Expanded Cinema

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Carla SIMÓN, Dominga SOTOMAYOR

Spain, Chile 2020 20min DCP color/b&w Documentary G Asian Premiere

Overview

In the form of a filmed epistolary conversation, two young filmmakers discuss film, present and past family, heritage, and maternity. The personal and profound reflections—which are embodied in the graceful images taken day-to-day—are suddenly echoed by the political emergency of a country.

Review

In the form of video letters, two filmmakers talk to each other. One lives in Spain. The other lives in Chile. Even though they live in an era when texting and cellphone use is a norm, they stick to sending off and receiving filmed images as if they still lived back in the days when people corresponded through letters. At first, their video letters were rather personal. However, once Sotomayor, who was walking on a street in Chile, filmed a protest against a fare increase, the film takes a quick turnaround in the plot. Now the interaction between public and personal history gets highlighted, expanding the scope of the film as if it is about to explode. This film conveys yet another message: one can never predict a filmmaker’s artistic talent based on the size of the projects that he or she has been working on. (Sung MOON)

CREDIT

ScreenplayCarla SIMÓN, Dominga SOTOMAYOR
ProducerCarla SOSPEDRA, Dominga SOTOMAYOR, Maria ZAMORA

CinematographyCarla SIMÓN, Dominga SOTOMAYOR
MusicCarla SIMÓN, Dominga SOTOMAYOR
EditorCarla SIMÓN, Dominga SOTOMAYOR

SoundCan SONS, Aleix SANS

FILM SOURCE

Marvin&Wayne / fest@marvinwayne.com

DIRECTOR

Carla SIMÓN

In 2011, she was awarded a scholarship to study a MA at the London Film School, where she directed several shorts, all selected to several international film festivals. Carla was also awarded as the emerging talent of the Women in Motion in Cannes 2018.

Dominga SOTOMAYOR

She began her audiovisual career in the early 2000s, experimenting with videos and short films. She is a co-founder of the production company Cinestación where she is now a director and utive producer. She made history at the Locarno International Film Festival becoming the first woman to win the Golden Leopard Award for Best Direction for her film Too Late to Die Young (2018).

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