Francisca Duran, Retrato Oficial | 2009 | 4min | DV | Canada
Retrato Oficial animates the dissimulation and reconstruction of the great liberator of Chile, nineteenth century revolutionary and republican Bernardo O’Higgins; and the historical reach of the late twentieth century dictator Augusto Pinochet. Based in part on a conceit borrowed from Raul Ruiz’s essay “Images of Images” and original footage shot by Patricio Guzman on September 11, 1973, the short video is an exploration of the mediated image and the mnemonic possibilities of video and still image technologies.
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Francisca Duran is a Toronto-based filmmaker and educator.
