Color | 68:00 A film essay that intertwines the gazes of the filmmaker and textile artist Elsa Atilano. Its vignettes reflect the prayer of the mysteries of the Rosary—a meditation that, like textile work, is structured through repetition. Through this radiography of reminiscence, grief, and absence, among other themes, the filmmaker delves into the archive of her late mother, unraveling and honoring the traces of her existence. Country: México, Portugal Direction: Pelayo; Valentina Script: Pelayo Atilano; Valentina Production: Pelayo Atilano; Valentina Photography: Pelayo Atilano; Valentina Sound: Martins; Miguel, Diogo; Miguel Cast:Atilano; Elsa, Pelayo Atilano; Valentina Art direction: Pelayo Atilano; Valentina Participation year at FICM: 2025
Color | 68:00 A film essay that intertwines the gazes of the filmmaker and textile artist Elsa Atilano. Its vignettes reflect the prayer of the mysteries of the Rosary—a meditation that, like textile work, is structured through repetition. Through this radiography of reminiscence, grief, and absence, among other themes, the filmmaker delves into the archive of her late mother, unraveling and honoring the traces of her existence. Country: México, Portugal Direction: Pelayo; Valentina Script: Pelayo Atilano; Valentina Production: Pelayo Atilano; Valentina Photography: Pelayo Atilano; Valentina Sound: Martins; Miguel, Diogo; Miguel Cast:Atilano; Elsa, Pelayo Atilano; Valentina Art direction: Pelayo Atilano; Valentina Participation year at FICM: 2025
Points of Reencounter This documentary is a window that meditates and reflects upon a young filmmaker’s relationship with a prominent artist, Felipe Ehrenberg (1943), a leading multi-disciplinary pioneer of experimental art in Latin America. Through their dialogue, Ehrenberg mediates upon diverse themes that are echoed in his life and conceptual work. This essay film portrays the return of both artists from different generations to their homeland. See More
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