Synopsis
I called my mother with a very specific question, and the conversation ended up having the structure of a potencial film. When blending her words with some old 16mm footage and some photography rolls a cuban friend had asked me to develop, the images started to burn, and their ignition posed questions about the nature of memories, how do we archive and preserve them, and which ones vanish without leaving a trace. According to Didi Huberman, to look at an image requires being able to discern the place where it burns.
Cast:
Beatriz Elena Taborda Cardona
Screening
Thursday 12 – 19:00 H – Cine Unió Musical Llìria
Monday 16 – 18:00 H – La Nau
Saturday 14 – 20:00 H – Antic Cine Avenida el Perelló
Wednesday 18 – 20:00 H – Cine Tivoli Burjassot
Juan Soto Taborda
Juan Soto Taborda studied Documentary at the San Antonio de los Baños International School of Film and Television in Cuba. As an editor he has worked with directors and artists such as John Akomfrah, Phillip Warnell, Mo Scarpelli, Orisel Castro and Simon (e) Paetau among others. In 2018 he was part of the Film Restoration Summer School at L’Immagine Ritrovata in Bologna and did a residency in 2019 at the Center for the Preservation of the Filmoteca de Catalunya. His films have been exhibited at various festivals, universities, galleries and museums in Latin America and Europe.