El laberinto
The stories that Cristóbal tells in The Labyrinth are all firsthand experiences. The film was built around one sound recording I made in 2012, one year after our first meeting. That shooting was a strong moment, materializing hours of discussion in other contexts. It was the first line of the film to come, from which everything unfolded.
Hand-crafting was key while editing this film, the playfulness of assembling the materials. I realized while doing it that asking for the permission to use these images was to de-politize them. The act of appropriation makes sense, on its own. If those US TV series have colonized our imaginaries why would I go and ask them if they would allow my criticism? It’s not delinquency but détournement, it’s political.
2018 ‧ Short ‧ 21 mins
Written & directed by: Laura Huertas Millán
