Selfie pays tribute to the use of repetition and structure within the history of motion picture technology. Throughout the evolutionary development of moving image production, the use of repetition offered a reliable method for constructing the illusion of movement. Using the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer feature Lust for Life (1956) as source material, Selfie employs loop-based operations to offer a renewed method for observing traditional formulas of storytelling.– Paul Echeverria

Selfie

2005/2020 — “Saffron Mourning is an exploration of contrasting metaphors and sensibilities. The film illuminates a passionate canvas of color in combination with the dreary backdrop of winter. The waves of flowing saffron offer an array of potential emotions, including pleasure, happiness, and bliss. Conversely, the ripples of frost and shadow hint at an obscure outcome for the strolling participants” (Paul Echeverria). (Screened 2/17/22 at MoMA as part of Millennium Film Workshop: “Nighttime” NYC event).

Saffron Mourning

A young Venezuelan woman wants to become Miss Venezuela.