How can one look back at history and retrace one’s steps? Film maker Enrique Ramirez was born in Chile in 1979, six years after the military coup: ‘I am a piece of this history, full of contradictions.’ He now walks back towards the reopened Presidential Palace. Brises is a film in a single sequence shot which effortlessly strikes a balance between memory and politics.
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Tiger Awards Competition Short Films 5
‘And the winners are…’ A jury chooses from the 27 nominees the three winners for the Tiger Awards for Short Films. The presentati
Film details
- Countries of production
- Chile, France
- Year
- 2008
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2009
- Length
- 13"
- Medium/Format
- Betacam SP
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