Nostalgia is where time and love converge to dialogue.
Daniel Pérez Silva
Daniel Pérez (Boiro, 1999) is a director, cinematographer, and film editor. He combines his films with his work in the direction and camera department for other audiovisual productions. Garza (2020) was his debut non-fiction short film, and Persoa, Pobo, Paisaxe (2021) is his second short film as a director.
Cinema as Memorial
Reminiscence? What is reminiscence? What is the difference between them and memories? What can constitute a reminiscence and memory? How does reminiscence work? Whose reminiscence? What reminiscence? What memory? Whose memory? When should we reminisce and when should we remember? How do we remember and how do we reminisce?
The films in this year’s Spektrum explore these questions through a variety of approaches, both experimental and traditional in documentary film production.
Instead of contestation, this year’s Spektrum tries to present a range of diverse scores on memory and how we remember. From the very personal to/or at the same time the collective, as well as from the hegemonic to the alternative. Memories and ways of remembering coexist; they can be equally important for us to know or learn. It’s not about finding answers in an instant, but rather as a reminder that we can retain as a critical aid to navigate life now and then.
–Wimo Ambala Bayang
Programmer
Every now and again, we take a trip down memory lane, as the saying goes. But, more often than not, nostalgia can be more of an arduous journey than a simple jog. Daniel Pérez Silva’s GOING BACK TO YOUR MEMORY IS LOOKING FOR TROUBLE (2023) is not only a very personal piece, but it reflects…
