Dreams (Sueños) (2008)

a dream in three parts

This short film is a visual poem in three parts. Footage included in the film is from Miami, Miami Beach, Ann Arbor, and Havana, Cuba. The soundtrack of the film includes music by Duke Ellington, from the album Black, Brown, and Beige as well as poetry by Langston Hughes read by the author himself. dreams (sueños) alludes to the tension that exists around the relationship between the US, particularly Miami, and Cuba, as well as offers a glimpse into the possibility of change.

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Short Film: dreams (sueños) (2008)
Running Time: approximately 3 minutes
Format: DVD

“My approach to art-making is to ask questions about our contemporary world, and thread them together using visual and sonic forms. Through different media including performance, photography, sculpture, video, and installation, I intend to highlight matters of personhood and the politics of place. Primarily, my work is about the relationship between space, place, time, movement, and memory. I often connect aspects from the natural world which act as boundaries, like the ocean, to elements of human life, such as the human body. By connecting these two elements visually, I create socio-geographic imaginaries that exist in everyday life, but may not be readily apparent.” Lara Stein Pardo

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