Slow Cinema Fast: Discussing 'For the Time Being' and 'Malembe'

Slow Cinema Fast: Discussing "For the Time Being" and "Malembe"

What’s the deal with Slow Cinema? From the speed of the editing to a film’s attitude towards story and plot – what are the potential benefits of idiosyncratic rhythms, and how do these relate to contemporary image production?

Guests: Salka Tiziana, Camilo Restrepo, Paula Gaitán, Lucía Salas

Moderated by Frédéric Jaeger

Films:

FOR THE TIME BEING (TAL DÍA HIZO UN AÑO)
Dir.: Salka Tiziana, C: Melanie Straub, Jon Bader, Ole Bader, Amalia Amián del Pino, Pilar del Pino, DOP: Tom Otte, DE/ES/CH 2020, 71 min., Spanish / German / English OwEs

Summer in Spain. The kids want the pool filled, the family has expectations. In her HFBK Hamburg graduation film, Salka Tiziana pays homage to sunny times. At times she melts down, at others she loosens up.

and

MALEMBE
Dir. + DOP: Luis Arnías, C: Manuela Maldonado, Maya Maldonado, Kathy Maldonado, Kimberly Forero-Arnías, Eva Arnías, VE/US 2020, 12 min., without dialogue – World Premiere

A hammock is all that’s needed to unbalance what once seemed so clear: space, time, perception, urgency. A film about living the dream and confronting realities.

"Malembe"