balaena (2023)
balaena (8 min, HD, 2023)
Synopsis
A stranded whale meets its simulacrum as human interlopers observe, collect, dissect, and take selfies. A woman seeks closure. Blurring documentary and fiction, the film explores the changes wrought by human progress and advancement through an experimental lens: the time has come to mourn the whale.
AWARDS:
Best Experimental Film - 28th New Jersey International Film Festival
Second Prize - FEAR Juried Group Show ArtAlta and Alina Art Foundation
Third Place, 32nd Emerald Coast National, Mattie Kelly Art Center Galleries, Niceville, FL
Group shows
32nd annual Emerald Coast National Juried Fine Art Exhibition, Mattie Kelly Arts Center Galleries, Niceville, FL
Fear: ArteAlta and Alina Foundation, Collegiata dei Santi Pietro e Orso, Aosta, Italy
Monster and Godesses, Lady Room, Los Angeles, CA
Selected screenings
25th Festival des Cinémas Différents et Expérimentaux de Paris, France
4th Tranås at the Fringe Festival
27th Riga International Short Film Festival 2ANNAS
28th New Jersey International Film Festival
41 Uppsala Short Film Festival
40 Torino Film Festival
24th Fargo Film Festival, Fargo, ND
8th Defy Film Festival, Nashville, TN
9th CineAutopsia Bogotá Experimental Film Festival, Colombia