Aforismos del Lago
Aphorisms of the Lake
I had to return home after almost two years of being away as another migrant in the Venezuelan diaspora. My ill mother awaits so we can embrace one last time.
With my cellphone I shoot everything I see of the city where I lived my whole life, or what is left of it due to the country's crisis, but all these places are just reminiscences of a longed past.
Surrounded by family, I feel like I never left. But my home is not there anymore. The images feel adrift, but I insist on finding a new firmament.
Awards
- Best Editing, Best Camera and Best Documentary, Festival del Cine Venezolano (2021)
- Special Mention, Premio Diego Rísquez Cine de Autor (2022)
Screenings
- 28° Sheffield Doc/Fest (World Premiere), nominated for Best Short Film
- 17° Festival del Cine Venezolano (2021)
- 3° Istanbul Experimental Film Festival
- 8° Caracas Doc Festival Internacional de Cine Documental
- 41° Minneapolis International Film Festival
- 11° Philadelphia Latino Film Festival
- Third Horizon International Film Festival 2022
- LASA International Film Festival 2022
- 77° Locarno Film Festival, Open Doors Screenings
Writing
- Pablo Gamba, “Aforismos del lago,”, Los Experimentos, August 2024