Author : Eduardo Ledesma
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 623 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (558 download)
Book Synopsis Expanding Cinemas by : Eduardo Ledesma
Download or read book Expanding Cinemas written by Eduardo Ledesma and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2024-12-01 with total page 623 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book on experimental cinemas of Latin American and Spain to offer a comprehensive look at old and new technologies, including Super 8, VHS, cell phones, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and more. From the militant films of the 1960s to today's expanded reality experiences, filmmakers in Argentina, Spain, Cuba, Colombia, Brazil, and Mexico have continually used alternative formats both to dialogue with international movements and to counter commercial cinematic trends. To make this argument and cover this vast geographic and historical terrain, Eduardo Ledesma adopts a transnational and intermedial approach, examining exchanges and associations between cineastes to better understand how their films were created and circulated. Ledesma works to untangle both the relations between media and the associations of experimental cinema to cultural phenomena such as diaspora, exile, displacement, and immigration. Throughout the book, connections are further made to other global avant-garde and alternative cinemas and formats, including in the United States.