Directed by Nacho Cerda'
I am completely mesmerised by short films. When done correctly, they can evoke all of the emotion inside us in under an hour. These films are character driven pieces that rely on the quality of the acting and the storytelling of the camerawork. I think that's what they call, Art. I think that's what they call damn good movie making!
I first learned about Nacho Cerda, the director, a few years ago. I must have been oohh 18 or 19. Lets say 18 for fun! Ok. That's gonna bug me..I really cant remember what year this happened...anyway.. Tucson's best independent movie theater, The Loft, throws a Scream O' Rana each year. That's right, hours of great movies, hanging in your pj's, guest speakers, and local shorts. That year(when was this!!?) Cerda's Aftermath was played. I have often referred to this as the most disturbing movie I had ever seen. That's quite a statement from me folks.
Genesis is the film following Aftermath in Cerda's collection of short films dealing with death. The 30 min masterpiece tells the heart wrenching story of a sculptor who's lost his wife in a car crash. In a tragic act of love and devotion, he creates his best piece, a sculpture in her image. As the figure is completed, it slowly becomes human again and the man becomes hard as stone. This is a man with nothing but grief, memories, and his craft left. He is so painfully obsessed with his work, keeping her memory alive, that it consumes him. He sacrifices his life to his art, so that he may see his vision of her come to life just once more.
This was one of the most harrowing, beautiful, films I ever seen. The cinematography is absolutely flawless. I mean I don't know what to say. The set and camerawork purveyed all the chaos in this man's broken heart. There is not a single line of dialogue in Genesis. Because it's not needed. The score relays the story quite well. What a fulfilling half an hour! I can not shake the image of him washing the blood off the statute of his wife. Or when he holds onto her leg and tenderly, frightened, cries. Wow!
I really admire Cerda's perspective and the ability he has to purvey that perspective to the audience..at the same time leaving it very much open to interpretation. I definitely think you can all afford 30 measly minutes to watch it if you haven't already..right!? Its safe to say Nacho Cerda has got my full attention.
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