Description
During this edition, we not only wanted to showcase great artists but also spotlight other organisations who are doing exciting work. We have partnered with the new film collective CINEMA MENTIRÉ, whose travelling film club will bring our audiences a night of film and talks, showcasing unconventional and unique stories.
Film Synopsis
Dir. Victoria Linares Villegas, 2022, Dominican Republic, 84 min.
Victoria Linares is shocked to discover she is related to fellow queer artist Oscar Torres, a pioneering Caribbean filmmaker and activist. Once a world-renowned director, Torres is long-forgotten by his nation and his family. Intrigued and fearing her own erasure, Linares journeys down a path of kindred self-discovery and historical excavation by unearthing memories and staging re-enactments of her cousin’s unproduced screenplays.
Cinema Mentiré aims to provide a platform for under-represented voices and to challenge conventions associated with the region of Latin America, by celebrating the work of classic and contemporary filmmakers and artists. Its name comes from the idea of cinema mentiré (from the Spanish, ‘lying cinema’) crafted by Colombian filmmaker Luís Ospina, who invented it in opposition to the celebrated term cinema verité (‘truthful cinema’), to playfully disrupt the mores legitimised by Western Cinephilia.
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Creative Team
Director Victoria Linares Villegas
Producer Guillermo Zouain, Wendy Muñiz, Victoria Linares Villegas
Cinematographer Francisca Saéz Agurto
Editor Melisa Miranda
Wardrobe Natalia Aponte
Sound Alain Muñiz
Production Company Zero Chill, Viewfinder SRL