- Laguna negra
Experimental documentary | 2k | Color | 34:30 | Peru - France | 2020Una niña sostiene entre sus manos una espada. Atenta a un misterio que la atrae, pero que no puede comprender, contempla con curiosa inocencia la hoja metálica, en la que puede ver su reflejo ligeramente distorsionado. Sus ojos recorren el metal de un lado a otro, sin buscar explicaciones, explorando lo desconocido. La imagen, que hace parte de Laguna negra (2020), obra del joven director peruano Felipe Esparza, condensa la propuesta formal y temática de su cortometraje. Su trabajo observa con atención la fuerza del paisaje que anida en los Andes, se adentra en una experiencia sensible en donde la naturaleza se presenta como un espacio sagrado que interpela a nuestro ser y ausculta la complejidad del sincretismo donde los chamanes y los curanderos invocan a Dios entre la niebla andina.
El ojo de Esparza es meticuloso a la hora de presentarnos el espacio que habitan y recorren los personajes. Su cuidado por el sonido de la naturaleza y el poder de la palabra complementan el respeto que siente por este entorno sagrado, en donde las celebraciones y los rituales no son algo exótico, sino extremadamente cercanos y sensibles.
A girl holds a sword in her hands. Attentive to a mystery that attracts her, but that she cannot understand, she contemplates with curious innocence the metallic blade, in which she can see its slightly distorted reflection. Her eyes run through the metal from one side to the other, not looking for explanations, exploring the unknown. The image, which is part of Laguna negra (2020), work of the young Peruvian director Felipe Esparza, condenses the formal and thematic proposal of his short film. His work carefully observes the strength of the landscape that nests in the Andes, enters a sensitive experience where nature is presented as a sacred space that challenges our being and ausculpates the complexity of syncretism where shamans and healers invoke God in the Andean mist.
Esparza's eye is meticulous in presenting the space that the characters inhabit and walk through. His care for the sound of nature and the power of the word complement his respect for this sacred environment, where celebrations and rituals are not something exotic, but extremely close and sensitive.
- Juan Pablo Franky
Trailer
Reviews:
Desistfilm
Labocine
BAK
World Premiere:
2019 | Exhibition Panorama 21 Le Fresnoy - National Studio of Contemporary Art France.
2019 | Screening in François Ghebaly Gallery. Los Angeles.
2020 | Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam.
2020 | Best documentary. FEST - New Directors | New Films Festival. Portugal.
2020 | Projection of the Institute of Post-Natural Studies - Caja Negra - Spain.
2020 | 30____70 International Documentary Film Festival - Italy.
2020 | International Documentary Festival of Bogotá - MIDBO.
2020 | Uppsala International Short Film Festival.
2020 | Kyiv International Film Festival "Molodist”.
2020 | Curtocircuíto International Film Festival.
2020 | Lima Alterna - International Film Festival.
2020 | Cámara Lúcida - International Film Festival.
2020 | Signos da Noite International Film Festival - Lisbon.
2020 | Mallorca Films infest.
2020 | Beijing International Short Film Festival.
2021 | International Film Festival Mostra Ecofalante Brasil.
2021 | LABOCINE. La movida científica.
2022 | BAK, basis voor actuele kunst. Ecos y Presagios - No Linear Fucking Time.
2023 | Best film. St.Moritz Art Film Festival.
2024 | MIRA Film Nights. Manchester.
2024 | Anafi International Film Festival. Grece.
2024 | Engadine Art Talk. SMAFF.