Four friends, all prominent artists in the province of Mendoza, Argentina, embark on the making of the sculpture “Reverence”, a sonorous and kinetic work of art, three meters in height, to be done in a minimal amount of time. Armed with just a few detached pieces obtained in a junkyard in Bermejo, they must go through different levels of resolution as they talk about their friendship, the experiences and roads travelled while evolving into artists, and the implications of gathering now to work together again. An allusion to another construction runs through their story: one that each of them has been forging deep inside in anticipation of this new shared work: that of building a stepladder from a singular piece; a toehold from which to climb, with a unique name wrought along the way.
Four friends, all prominent artists in the province of Mendoza, Argentina, embark on the making of the sculpture “Reverence”, a sonorous and kinetic work of art, three meters in height, to be done in a minimal amount of time. Armed with just a few detached pieces obtained in a junkyard in Bermejo, they must go through different levels of resolution as they talk about their friendship, the experiences and roads travelled while evolving into artists, and the implications of gathering now to work together again. An allusion to another construction runs through their story: one that each of them has been forging deep inside in anticipation of this new shared work: that of building a stepladder from a singular piece; a toehold from which to climb, with a unique name wrought along the way.
Dir. Gabriela Laura Nafissi / Prod. Bodega Monteviejo & Rencarnaciones Exp. Art. / Argentina
MEJOR ANIMACIÓN EN LARGOMETRAJE / BEST ANIMATED FUTURE FILM
Homero Pereyra, Julio Melto, Gabriel Fernández, Fernando Rosas y Guillermo Rigattieri.
Elephant Escabeaux -60 minutos
Dir. Gabriela Laura Nafissi / Prod. Bodega Monteviejo & Reencarnaciones / Argentina
MENCIONES ESPECIALES
PARTICIPACIÓN ESPECIAL / SPECIAL MENTION
Gabriel Fernandez
Elephant Escabeaux -60 minutos
Dir. Gabriela Laura Nafissi / Prod. Bodega Monteviejo & Rencarnaciones Exp. Art. / Argentina
Julio Melto
Elephant Escabeaux -60 minutos
Dir. Gabriela Laura Nafissi / Prod. Bodega Monteviejo & Rencarnaciones Exp. Art. / Argentina
Guillermo Rigattieri
Elephant Escabeaux -60 minutos
Dir. Gabriela Laura Nafissi / Prod. Bodega Monteviejo & Rencarnaciones Exp. Art. / Argentina
Fernando Rosas
Elephant Escabeaux -60 minutos
Dir. Gabriela Laura Nafissi / Prod. Bodega Monteviejo & Rencarnaciones Exp. Art. / Argentina
Official Selection
London independent film award 2017
Semi-finalist
Madrid Art Film Festival 2017
Highly Recommended by the festival
Pre-selection
Rome Film Festival Award l 2017
Gala Cinemainternazionale. Venice/ 2017
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Four friends, all prominent artists in the province of Mendoza, Argentina, embark on the making of the sculpture “Reverence”, a sonorous and kinetic work of art, three meters in height, to be done in a minimal amount of time. Armed with just a few detached pieces obtained in a junkyard in Bermejo, they must go through different levels of resolution as they talk about their friendship, the experiences and roads travelled while evolving into artists, and the implications of gathering now to work together again. An allusion to another construction runs through their story: one that each of them has been forging deep inside in anticipation of this new shared work: that of building a stepladder from a singular piece; a toehold from which to climb, with a unique name wrought along the way.
Directed by:
Gabriela Nafissi
Writing credits:
Gabriela Nafissi
Cast:
Fernando Rosas
Guillermo Rigattieri
Julio Melto
Gabriel Fernández
Produced by:
Bodega Monteviejo y Reencarnaciones. Experimentación artística
Music by:
Original music for the film
Musical Composition: Guillermo Rigattieri and Víctor Silione
Recorded at the Reloj de Arena studio
“Elephant” A melody composed from musical notes generated by the wind in its interaction with the heart of the sculpture “Reverence”. Amidst other sounds and melodies, and accompanied by piano, violin and accessories, “Elephant” follows the constant, rhythmic pulse of the wind in the metallic, mobile core of the sculpture.
Cinematography by:
Ariel Larriba
Film Editing by:
Ariel Larriba with Gabriela Nafissi
Casting by:
Gabriela Nafissi
Other crew:
Audiovisual production
Ariel Larriba. AL Films
English Translation Eliana Pagano, Fabián Campos, Vanessa Noguera
Graphic Design Laura Silberberg
About the Sculpture
“Sonorous and kinetic sculpture” – Reverence
A creation by Fernando Rosas, Guillermo Rigattieri, Gabriel Fernández and Julio Melto within the framework of the project “Four Elephants on Their Stepladders” by Reencarnaciones, an artistic experimentation project for Monteviejo Winery.
Pictures of elephants on their stepladders
Courtesy of the artists
Short story “The Elephant’s Skin”
Written by Gabriel Fernández
Narrated by Alberto Martínez Carcedo (podcast at Noviembre Nocturno www.noviembrenocturno.es). Recorded in Spain
Illustrations Fernando Rosas
Animation Homero Pereyra
Four friends, all prominent artists in the province of Mendoza, Argentina, embark on the making of the sculpture “Reverence”, a sonorous and kinetic work of art, three meters in height, to be done in a minimal amount of time. Armed with just a few detached pieces obtained in a junkyard in Bermejo, they must go through different levels of resolution as they talk about their friendship, the experiences and roads travelled while evolving into artists, and the implications of gathering now to work together again.
An allusion to another construction runs through their story: one that each of them has been forging deep inside in anticipation of this new shared work: that of building a stepladder from a singular piece; a toehold from which to climb, with a unique name wrought along the way.
Four friends, all prominent artists in the province of Mendoza, Argentina, embark on the making of the sculpture “Reverence”, a sonorous and kinetic work of art, three meters in height, to be done in a minimal amount of time. Armed with just a few detached pieces obtained in a junkyard in Bermejo, they must go through different levels of resolution as they talk about their friendship, the experiences and roads travelled while evolving into artists, and the implications of gathering now to work together again.
An allusion to another construction runs through their story: one that each of them has been forging deep inside in anticipation of this new shared work: that of building a stepladder from a singular piece; a toehold from which to climb, with a unique name wrought along the way.
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GALA DEL CINEMA INTERNAZIONALE di Venezia
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Official Selection
London independent film award 2017
Gala Cinemainternazionale. Venice/ 2017
Four friends, all prominent artists in the province of Mendoza, Argentina, embark on the making of the sculpture “Reverence”, a sonorous and kinetic work of art, three meters in height, to be done in a minimal amount of time. Armed with just a few detached pieces obtained in a junkyard in Bermejo, they must go through different levels of resolution as they talk about their friendship, the experiences and roads travelled while evolving into artists, and the implications of gathering now to work together again.
An allusion to another construction runs through their story: one that each of them has been forging deep inside in anticipation of this new shared work: that of building a stepladder from a singular piece; a toehold from which to climb, with a unique name wrought along the way.
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