Beneath the Earth Film Festival – Photographs
09 Wednesday Nov 2011
Written by Josh Lipovetsky in Film Analysis
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Congratulations to “Photographs” by Brendan Clogher and Christina “Kiki” Manrique for winning the Best Film Award at the 2011 Beneath the Earth Film Festival!
Photographs is a touching account of an elderly woman reflecting on her past. The film starts off when our protagonist finds a camera in a post-apocalyptic city. I believe that the dark feel of the abandoned city can represent how someone feels when they have reached an ‘old’ age. Being 19 years old, I cannot relate. I can only imagine. Yet my imagination leads me to believe that our memories, or photographs, are golden. And there are 2 ways we can look at our old photographs: We can be depressed that the moments have passed, never to return again. Or we can be grateful that we had the experiences in the first place. As an optimist, I choose the latter.
And although the lady in the film looks lonely, she still has that spark in her eyes. It’s there for a reason…she’s happy about her life, and feels tranquility looking back. I hope I feel the same way when I’m her age. But I won’t just hope…I’ll do something about it. Like work on meaningful projects in order to help others, and accumulate meaningful life experiences. And I hope you will do the same!
That’s what living is all about.
For more info about the ‘Beneath the Earth Film Festival’, click HERE!
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