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Una sombra oscilante

An Oscillating Shadow

Celeste Rojas Mugica
Chile, Argentinien, Frankreich 2024
77 min
OmeU
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In einer Dunkelkammer entwickelt die Filmemacherin gemeinsam mit ihrem Vater Lucho Rojas Fotos aus der Pinochet-Ära. Rojas war nicht nur als Fotograf tätig, sondern auch im Widerstand gegen die Militärdiktatur engagiert. Der experimentelle Dokumentarfilm versucht nun, das, was die Fotos – vielleicht – zeigen, in eine Beziehung zu setzen zu dem, was man sich dazu möglicherweise mitdenken muss, und zieht dabei auch die Umstände in Betracht, unter denen sie entstanden. Rojas musste bei seinen Aufträgen für den Widerstand möglichst unsichtbar bleiben und stets eine plausible Legende parat haben, für den Fall, dass er den chilenischen Autoritäten auffiel. (Lars Penning)

In Anwesenheit von Celeste Rojas Mugica und Florencia de Mugica.

“Now I am this, a man with a camera,” says filmmaker Celeste Rojas Mugica, recalling the crucial moment at which her father shifted from being a left-wing militant carrying out furtive missions during the dictatorship to a photographer who unexpectedly discovered a new purpose. Now, in the present day, he is ready to revisit his past in a darkroom which his daughter transforms into a space of imagination, where photographs from the past emerge alongside memories of military surveillance. Julián Galay’s sound design enhances the atmosphere, evoking the confinement of a prison with whispers, metallic drips and heavy footsteps, while the 16mm images focus on the father’s hands and face, progressively bringing him forth from the dim light. The deliberate pacing of the editing shifts the focus from tense descriptions of his powerful 1980s photographs to moments of joyful intimacy, as father and daughter mumble classic childhood songs and create their own sense of the clandestine. In an age of overexposure, the filmmaker seems to be posing an urgent question about how much light is necessary to reveal a traumatic episode and what degree of shadow is required. (Isabel Orellana)

In the presence of Celeste Rojas Mugica and Florencia de Mugica.

Celeste Rojas Mugica: ESTRELLADISTANTE (2023, K), UNA SOMBRA OSCILANTE (2023, K)

V'24
Sa. 26 Okt
19:00
Metro, Historischer Saal
OmeU
iCal
Mo. 28 Okt
11:00
Metro, Historischer Saal
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Credits
  • Celeste Rojas Mugica
  • Luis Rojas
  • Celeste Rojas Mugica
  • Natalia Medina Leiva
  • Roberto Collío
  • Celeste Rojas Mugica
  • Mayra Moran
  • Julián Galay
Bomba Cine, Eaux Vives Productions, Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola

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