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THE ABSENCE
ABSENŢA
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RICARDO GREEN

M.S. in Urban Development. PhD. candid
ate in Visual Anthropology at Goldsmiths University of London. Director of Bifurcaciones, Journal of Urban Cultural Studies.
Master în Dezvoltare urbană. Doctorand în Antropologie vizuală la Universitatea Goldsmiths, Londra. Directorul unei reviste de studii culturale urbane numită  „Bifurcaciones”.  
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THE ABSENCE
ABSENŢA

La Ausencia

Ricardo Greene
Chile/UK
2008
12'

Ricardo Greene
Rodriguez Peña 1409, 5b,
Buenos Aires, C1021ABE, Argentina,
Tel./Fax 5411 4814 3476
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Synopsis / Sinopsis
Set to unravel the central yet invisible place of female domestic workers in Chilean culture, this film departs on a journey through time and space, exploring the production and reproduction of family memories through photo albums and the uses of space. Walking across the different rooms of a particular home, La Ausencia aims to unlock the stories fixed in its walls. This micro-expedition raises questions regarding the limits of memory, the sense of place, the uses of photography and the fussiness of kinship, through which it finally conveys the concealed and blurred situation in which domestic workers immerse.
O explorare a  universului instituţiei menajerelor din Chile, invizibil şi indispensabil în în acelaţi timp. O călătorie în timp şi spaţiu printre amintiri de familie, care creayă şi re-crează memoria familială prin albume de fotografii  şi prin spaţiul locuirii. Pătrundem într-o casă, trecem dintr-o încăpere în alta  şi descoperim ceea ce zidurile au păstrat ascuns. O micro-expediţie care pune întrebări despre limitele memoriei, apartenenţă, rude incomode. În această atmosferă se cufundă cele care trebuie să-şi câştige existenţa ca menajere în Chile.

ASTRA FILM FESTIVAL 2009
Programming / Programare
Wednesday 28 - Hall B - 10h00 / Joi 28 - Sala B - 10h00
Films in International Competition / Filme in Competitie - International
THE ABSENCE, Ricardo Greene, Chile/UK
A BLOOMING BUSINESS
, Ton Van Zantvoort, The Netherlands 
BRIDES OF ALLAH, Natalie Assouline, Israel
DONKEY IN LAHORE, Faramarz K-Rahber, Australia 
GANDHI'S CHILDREN , David MacDougall, Australia
GEARING UP , Sheetal S. Agarwal, Hong Kong 
GLORIOUS EXIT , Kevin Merz, Switzerland 
HORSEMEN , Nancy Muquing Wu, China
THE LAST RITES OF THE HONORABLE MR. RAI , Jayasinhji Jhala, USA
MONTI MOMENTS:MEN'S MEMORIES IN THE HEART OF ROME,Michael Herzfeld,USA
NORTH-SOUTH.COM , Francois Ducat, Belgium
ROUGH CUT , Firouzeh Khosrovani, Iran
SWEETGRASS , Lucien Castaing, Taylor & Ilisa Barbash, USA
THE TALE OF NICOLAI & THE LAW OF RETURN , Ofek David, Israel
 


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