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315

Daniel Jacoby
Netherlands, Peru
14'

A sequence of family anecdotes and historical events coinciding with the artist’s date of birth take on a different tone as he unearths what happened in his native Peru on that specific day in 1989.

There are small and big histories, as are there personal and political ones. Daniel Jacoby’s 315 aims to blur the lines between the major events that happen in the realm of mainstream collective consciousness, and the ones which belong to the marginal, unknown and perishable histories. Taking the 31st of May, his own birthday, as the main point of reference, the Peruvian director recounts a list of events that surround this special date. In the context of large scale narratives, the tale of growing up with an unsurfaced marginal identity (national, sexual) boils to a breakdown and overturns the personal video archives and their apparent tranquility, revealing the contradictions that lie underneath. (Emil Vasilache)

Screening date and location

September 27th, 9:00 PM, Cinemateca Eforie

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Daniel Jacoby

Daniel Jacoby (b. Lima, Peru) is a visual artist and filmmaker. His interest in the human condition has led him to eccentric characters, places and stories, which he strives to approach from inventively tangential points of view. With a recurring use of abstraction, the result tends to be a personal and subjective exploration of topics like outsiderness, belonging, loneliness, friendship, desire and spirituality. His films have won awards at the IFFR, Videoex, Filmadrid, Curtocircuito and Lima Independiente, and have been screened at MoMA Doc Fortnight, Sheffield Doc/Fest, e-flux Screening Room, Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen, and Jeonju IFF among others. His work has also been part of exhibitions at EYE Filmmuseum, Fundació Joan Miró, The Banff Centre, Palais de Tokyo, Delfina Foundation, Casino Luxembourg and Amsterdam Museum.

  • Technical sheet
  • text, voice, edit: Daniel Jacoby
  • images: Ricardo Jacoby, Arabella Krateil
  • music: Edgars Rubenis, autor necunoscut
  • color grading: Mateo Vega
  • sound mix: Franco van der Linde

Screens

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315

Daniel Jacoby | Duration 14'

A sequence of family anecdotes and historical events coinciding with the artist's date of birth take on a different tone as he unearths what happened in his native Peru on that specific day in 1989.

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