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Altiplano (2018) [N/A]

Written by:
Malena Szlam

Directed by:
Malena Szlam


Release Date:
April 27, 2018

Original Title:
Altiplano

Genres:
Documentary

Production Countries:
Argentina | Canada | Chile

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 16

Overview from TheMovieDB

Filmed in the Andean Mountains in the traditional lands of the Atacameño, Aymara, and Calchaquí-Diaguita in Northern Chile and Northwest Argentina, ALTIPLANO takes place within a geological universe of ancestral salt flats, volcanic deserts, and coloured lakes. Fusing earth with sky, day with night, heartbeat with mountain, and mineral with iridescent cloud, ALTIPLANO reveals a vibrating landscape in which a bright blue sun threatens to eclipse a blood-red moon.

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Overview from Open Movies

Filmed in the Andean Mountains in the traditional lands of the Atacameño, Aymara, and Calchaquí-Diaguita in Northern Chile and Northwest Argentina, ALTIPLANO takes place within a geological universe of ancestral salt flats, volcanic deserts, and colored lakes. Fusing earth with sky, day with night, heartbeat with mountain, and mineral with iridescent cloud, ALTIPLANO reveals a vibrating landscape in which a bright blue sun forever threatens to eclipse a blood-red moon. Coupled with a soundscape generated from infrasound recordings of volcanoes, geysers, Chilean blue whales, and more, ALTIPLANO makes use of in-camera editing to create evocative visual rhythms through the clash of color and form. Landscapes pulse and stutter, transformed through complex 16mm pixelation and superimposition techniques into spaces that exist in a multitude of times simultaneously. Located at the heart of a natural ecosystem threatened by a century of saltpeter and nitrate mining practices, and recent geothermic exploitation, ALTIPLANO reveals an ancient land standing witness to all that is, was, and will be.

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Altiplano (2018) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.6/10
Awards Won: 2 wins & 3 nominations

Production

Director:
Malena Szlam

Director of Photography:
Malena Szlam

Editor:
Malena Szlam

Producer:
Oona Mosna
Malena Szlam

Sound:
Malena Szlam
Mamo Koba

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