The hole experience of the film was completely open and based on collaboration, involving several people from the local community who engaged intensively.
After the final edition of the film, the communication between us was suspended and we were surprised by the no negotiable decision that some scenes should be cut off , based on allegations of incomprehensible narrative and representation. Some months after, the cultural organization itself, that promoted the residency, also withdrew its support.
The film contains none of the names of persons, entities, partnerships and support that made it possible.
Yet, we know that the realization of this experiment would not happen without everyone's involvement, which we are thankful.
The process involved the natural environment we inhabited, the landscape, rituals, performances, storytellers, local narratives, capture of sounds of the forest and almost a year of negotiation. Finally, this interface contains all the continuous documentation of the residency and also the final imagetic experiment about a walker that crosses a forest and is challenged by the spirit of the place.
ali khodr | camila mello | fabiane borges
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