10 · 10 · 05 Uman’s Touch Share with twitter Share with facebook Share with mail Copy to clipboard Clara Sánchez / 10 de octubre del 2005. Uman, originally a painter and sculptor, is fond of handicrafts, particularly knitting and embroidering, because of their repetitiveness. “I make films in a similar way, you need to do the same procedure over and over again: scratching or erasing, for example, with great deal of concentration for a long period of time imagine, 24 frames per second.” Uman remarked that the excitement she feels making a film is similar to the feeling she gets from knitting: “when you’re knitting a sweater, for example, you spend a long time thinking about whoever is going to wear it: you wonder whether they’ll like it or not, or whether it’ll fit them. It’s like that with my films: I get very attached to them, and in the end it’s my gift to the audience.” Uman has made both abstract and documentary films, which are always overpowered by a female presence, but “not because of any particular reason or inclination, but because they have done things I like and it is from them that I have learned the most,” she clarifies. The artist, who designs her own clothes and is known for her distinctive personality, defines originallity as “the freedom to create”, a saying she goes by and takes to the extreme by traveling everywhere with her Chihuahua dog Tatu and a bag full of her latest creation, whether it be knitting, embroidery, or film material.” “I think I have an excessive amount of nervous energy which makes me want to do things at all times. I also believe that you have to enjoy life, so I keep myself amused.” The director, producer and editor presented Hand eye coordination, Private movie and Removed, along with her students work, which included Aidé Alcocer’s Levels; María José Alós’ Ensayo para manipular masas; Julia Bonequi’s Pájaro; Mara Fortes’ There´s Something Fishing going on ; Erick Irving’s En el camino; Lee Lynch’s Every one needs a rock; Elena Pardo’s El que se fue a la Villa, and Rogier Pijpers’ Tactic for instant autonomy. At the end of the screening, Uman gave away hand-processed strips of film and handed out pamphlets that describe different ways of developing film.
