Country: Mexico
Year: 2021
Language: Spanish
Subtitles: English
Runtime: 23 mins.
“De esos polvos estos barros” examines the artisanal manufacturing of ceramic clay bricks in western Mexico. The short film portrays a custom that is nearing extinction due to the increasing industrialization of building materials and environmental concerns. Through an episodic narrative synchronized with the laborious process of brickmaking in its entirety, it shows formal connections between the kilns and pre-Hispanic pyramids or ancient ziggurats. Interspersing footage of landscapes and closeups are paired with a score that samples various music overheard on the local radio, as well as remixed audio recordings from the site. This multi-sensorial film stands between documentary and lyrical abstraction, revealing the transformation of raw material.
DIRECTOR
Alejandro Almanza Pereda
El trabajo de Alejandro Almanza Pereda se enfoca en crear esculturas, fotografía, video, arte público e instalaciones que enfatizan nuestros vínculos afectivos con los objetos, a través de obras que pueden parecer inestables, inmateriales o al borde del desastre. Sus estructuras parecen subvertir no sólo jerarquías arquitectónicas y decorativas, sino emocionales y culturales, involucrando a menudo las expectativas y el sentido común del espectador.
Director:
Alejandro Almanza Pereda
Production:
Black Cube, A Nomadic Art Museum, Agonista Proyectos.
Screenplay:
Alejandro Almanza Pereda.
contacto: a.a.p.taller@gmail.com
Screenings
León
20.9.2021
10:00 (Horario CST)
Auditorio Mateo Herrera 
GIFF OnLine
disponible a partir del:22.9.2021
00:00 (Horario CST)
GIFF OnLine
San Miguel de Allende
22.9.2021
13:00 (Horario CST)
Cinemex Luciérnaga | Sala 7