
ThreeSparksisanintimatepictureofvillagelifeinAlbania,craftedingratitudebyaguest.Mexican/AmericanartistNaomiUmanlivedanddocumentedlifeinruralUkraine.Inspiredbyhavingseenherexperimentalnon-fictionfilmsportrayingvillagelife,shewasinvitedtocreateaportraitoflifeinruralAlbania.ThistookhertoRabdisht,avillageperchedhighinthemountains,wherepeoplefarmtherocky,vertiginousland.<br/> Aswithherearlierfilms,suchashersubtleportrayalofdairyfarmersfromruralMexicoinLeche(IFFR1999,2004),Uman’sapproachinThreeSparksisdeeplypersonal,foregroundingthehandmadeandtexturedaestheticwhichhasbecomehersignature.Presentedinthreeparts,thefilmreflectsontheartist’spositionasawomanandaforeignerinatraditionalandpatriarchalsociety.<br/> Herworkisattentiveparticularlytothelivesofthewomenandchildrenshemeets.QuotingfromtheKanun,abookoflawsandcustomsdatingfromaround1450,Umanexploresideasofgenderandgenderfluidity,usingherselfasanexamplebyintermittentlyappearingonscreen.Hercommitmenttoherprojectinspiteofpersonaladversitydeepens,unfoldingintandemwiththedutiesofvariousvillagers,whoploughfields,preparefoodandraiseanimals.Games,jokesandmusicbreakupthemonotonysometimesdemandedbyartandagriculture.<br/> 源自:<ahref="https://www.douban.com/link2/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fiffr.com%2Fen%2Fiffr%2F2023%2Ffilms%2Fthree-sparks&link2key=983e7bc42e"target="_blank"rel="nofollow">https://iffr.com/en/<wbr/>iffr/2023/films/thre<wbr/>e-sparks</a>