28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

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Vaivén (nape of the nape)
Vaivén (nape of the nape)
Vaivén (nape of the nape)

Vaivén (nape of the nape)

director: Nisha Platzer
original title: VAIVÉN
country: Cuba, Canada
year: 2020
running time: 13 min.

synopsis

A peaceful reflection on arrival and departure made up of fragments from the everyday life of a train-obsessed boy living in the Cuban countryside. Every day, the protagonist walks to the station to watch the trains come and go. The naturalist sound and image of the film faithfully intimate the sensory impressions and temporal nature of a train station.

„They [trains] bring me comfort and sense of connection to the wider world, to travelers and seekers.“ (Nisha Platzer)

biography

Nisha Platzer (1988), an experimental filmmaker, photographer and multimedia artist, comes from Vancouver, Canada. She studied filmmaking and communication studies in Montreal and documentary film in Cuba. In her works, she combines analogue techniques with documentary and fiction storytelling. She is currently in production on a feature documentary supported by Telefilm Talent to Watch.
 

more about film

director: Nisha Platzer
cast: Noriel Gonzalez Gonzalez
producer: Giselle Cruz, Nisha Platzer
script: Angel Suárez, Maria Grazia Goya, Nayuribe Montero Jiménez, Nisha Platzer
photography: María Grazia Goya
editing: Angel Suárez
music: Loscil (Scott Morgan)
sound: Nayuribe Montero Jiménez
sound design: Marcela Navia Miranda, Nayuribe Montero Jiménez
co-producer: Yoander Ballestar
executive producer: Escuela Internacional de Cine y Television de San Antonio de los Baños (EICTV)
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