Somewhere Between Jalostotitlan and Encarnacion

Film Maker
Hoffman, Philip
Year
1984
Country
Canada
Language
Format
16mm
Length
6
Genre
experimental
Category
Landscape

The bus stopped on the Mexican highway, placing us in full view of a young boy, motionless, on the hot pavement. In this film, the incident is revealed through a poetic text, derived from my written journals. The poetry mixes primarily with Mexican streetscapes which compliment the text in a tonal sense. Most images are 28 seconds long, the “breath” of the 16mm Bolex camera. A lone saxophone (Mike Callich) weaves its way through the narrative, blending to make stronger the tones and accentuations of the images. (PH)

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