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Chile, The Obstinate Memory
Jahsira Williams I really enjoyed this film. The way Guzman uses filmic techniques through framing, lighting, and dissolves to further support the narrative was beautiful. It was equally inspiring for him to be able to reflect on his earlier film that changed the world in a way. One of our auditors was talking about how […]
3/11 Barravento
-Jahsira Williams The cinematography of the film was very beautiful. For mostly outdoor scenes, daylight scenes in white clothes, the characters looked gorgeous. The narrative of the film was comprehensible but lacked an emotional connection for me. Firmino definitely felt more like a trickster, chaotic character than one that deeply cared about his community. He […]
Glauber Rocha’s Doc Work
I enjoyed Rocha’s film theory about the didactic and the epic. His writing it works a lot like his films. “How can the intellectual of the underdeveloped worldovercome his alienation and contradictions and attain a revolutionary lucidity?” His films like DI and MARANHAO 66 reflect that desire to reach this “revolutionary lucidity” through breaking away […]
Cinema Novo Introduction
Jahsira Williams, 2/25 Cinema Novo by Eryk Roucha It’s a quite romantic idea that the son carries on the ideas brought forth by his father and his collaborators. Reflecting on what was said towards the end of the film, Cinema Novo was never a movement, but an idea that will live forever, to paraphrase. This […]
One Way or Another – Jahsira Williams
Gomez’s film One Way or Another was a film that shows its maker with their finger on the pulse. Sara Gómez, at the risk of censorship, made the best film that she could to represent the people at the ground level. The revolution is more than its ideals and its institutions, but rather, it has […]
Agnes Varda, Sara Gómez
I was deeply inspired by Agnes Varda’s Salut les cubains. Going back to Julio Garcia Espinosa’s manifesto, imperfect cinema may be an editor’s dream. I really loved how alive the film felt. It was whimsical and joyful. It’s revolutionary because it disrupts the idea if the Hollywood conventions of linear editing and story telling. In […]
