Stinger (Estados Unidos)
Presentada en la 5 edición del festival.
Categoría: Cortometraje Internacional
Duración: 0:04:50.
Director: Brian Zahm.
Producción: Brian Zahm.
Guión: Brian Zahm.
Sinopsis:
Un cineasta documenta su propia enfermedad parasitaria subtropical...
Hace veinte años, estaba en Ecuador documentando la lucha de un equipo científico estadounidense contra la enfermedad de Chagas. Uno de los tripulantes del C.D.C. Tenía una pequeña cámara con la capacidad de grabar videos de imágenes microscópicas. Fascinado con sus capacidades, lo tomé prestado. Mientras lo probaba en la jungla, me picó un insecto desconocido. Rápidamente desarrollé fiebre intensa, pústulas supurantes, visión borrosa y náuseas. Documenté los síntomas del primer día, con la esperanza de que las cosas fueran temporales, pero pronto desperté en la UCI preparándome para una cirugía abdominal. El segundo día de mi infección parasitaria se documentó con grabaciones de un microscopio que examinó mi sangre y la sonda de la cámara utilizada durante la cirugía. La extensión total del metraje se reunió en este documental experimental".
A filmmaker documents his own subtropical parasitic disease... Twenty years ago, I was in Ecuador documenting a U.S. scientific team's fight against Chagas disease. One of the crew from the C.D.C. had a small camera with the ability to record microscopic image video. Fascinated with its capabilities, I borrowed it. While testing it in the jungle, I was stung by an unknown insect. I quickly developed an intense fever, oozing pustules, blurred vision, and nausea. I documented the first day’s symptoms, hoping things were temporary, but soon woke up in the ICU being prepped for abdominal surgery. The second day of my parasitic infection was documented with recordings from a microscope examining my blood and the camera probe used during surgery. The total extent of the footage was assembled in this experimental documentary.
Sobre el director:
Brian is an award-winning interdisciplinary artist whose work has been exhibited worldwide. Riding the analog-to-digital wave for over twenty-five years, he works in narrative, documentary and experimental filmmaking, and performs/produces electronic music. No matter what artistic direction, he strives to create a timeless, unforgettable experience through his work. To do this he is always pushing, continually cross-pollinating concepts and techniques from any number of disciplines. This aim was cemented with the documentary feature “Headspace: The Sound of Life,” (produced by Firelabs and Haxon Films who produced “The Blair Witch Project”) for which he was the writer, cinematographer and editor—the film called “visionary” by The New York Times. He currently teaches Film Production (specializing in Experimental Filmmaking) at DePaul University School of Cinematic Arts in Chicago.