Siluetas de Agua
Silhouettes of Water
Violeta Paus / Chile / 2020 / 30 min / Colour
The administration of water resources in Chile is almost exclusively private and this condition represents a unique case all over the world. Through the eyes of three women, who appear together on the film through a split screen, we travel through the lives and struggles of the protagonists, who tell us about the effects on the environment of a thoughtless administration of natural resources, linked to industry and short-sighted politics. From the pollution of groundwater due to the presence of landfills to the scarcity of water in many rural areas and the poisoning of fields, Violeta Paus's experimental documentary develops on three fronts that are contemporary and mutually supportive, aware of the absolute necessity of constant militancy, also through art and film.
Violeta Paus
Violeta Paus is a Chilean artist and filmmaker. She studied Cinema at the University of Buenos Aires and Visual Arts in Chile. She shot her first documentary Ajawaska, fragmentos de un viaje a la alturas, in the Peruvian Andes. Moving to Paris in 2014, she made art installations and collaborated as a programmer at the Silence on Court! film festival. Siluetas de agua (2020) was presented in the Short Film Competition at DOK Leipzig.
Credits
Screenplay Violeta PausCinematography Camila ShermanEditing Violeta Paus, Fransico HeviaMusic Stephanie Sibbald
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