A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
March 23, 2024
Original Title:
Postal (O, desde la distancia eres un espejismo)
Alternate Titles:
Postal
Postcard
Postcard (Or, from afar, you are a mirage)
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
ALMU
Colectivo Cinechilex
Isolda Films
Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos
Tentativa Films
Production Countries:
France | Spain
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 7
"The palm trees on the reverse are a delusion; so is the pink sand". This line, taken from a poem by Margaret Atwood, lights the path traced in "Postcard". As the years go by, landscapes transform, take on new meanings, and hold onto joys that will never be regained. The sea and the beach, once stages of happy summers, romances, and encounters, will turn into concentration camps or centers of detention and torture. This occurs across different times and places. In this piece, I embark on a journey through some of my works that explore the relationship between testimony, spaces, and time, engaging in dialogue with the beautiful film directed by Alejandro Segovia in 1972.
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Assistant Editor:
Paulina Quiroz Navarro
Color Grading:
Axelle Gonay
Director:
Carolina Astudillo Muñoz
Editor:
Carolina Astudillo Muñoz
Music:
Lisa Bause
Producer:
Philippe Calloix
Pamela Varela
Sound:
Carles Mestre
Sound Designer:
Emmanuel Soland
Writer:
Carolina Astudillo Muñoz
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