The Spanish Experimentals of Eve A. Ma
Three experimental shorts by filmmaker Eve A. Ma, shot in southern Spain in and near the city of Jerez de la Frontera. They range in length from 26 minutes (Two Streets and Adela) to 18 minutes (Tone Poem with Hang Drum) to the very short short, Her (Ella), clocking in at 4 minutes. The shorts are full of local color and beautiful music.
And FYI: "Her" was made long before the somewhat better-known Hollywood feature!
All of these films were shot in Spanish and have English subtitles, but don't let the subtitles put you off: Her has absolutely no dialogue, and the other two have very little. These films are mostly an exercise in visual - interesting and beautiful visuals. Enjoy!
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Two Streets & Adela (Dos Calles y una Chica)
An experimental short (26 min.) about a flamenco costume designer/dress maker in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain - a city known as part of the "cradle of flamenco." We watch our heroine, Adela, on a very special day in her life. At the climax, she does a little flamenco dance.
Full of local colo...
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Tone Poem with Hang Drum
One day, as I was walking across the big square in front of the market place in Jerez de la Frontera (in southern Spain' Andalucía region), I saw this guy playing some music on an instrument that looked like a small flying saucer. It was sitting on his lap, and made the most beautiful sounds, li...
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Her (Ella)
There's the man, and the alleyway, and the flower. Shot in Spain, an experimental short (very short - 4 minutes) with absolutely no dialogue.
