Open Wounds
THE 58th ROBERT FLAHERTY FILM SEMINAR
JUNE 16 – 22, 2012, COLGATE UNIVERSITY, HAMILTON, NY
PROGRAMMER: Josetxo Cerdán
The 20th Century will be remembered for giving us the documentary form, the civil rights movements, and the Internet, as well as weapons of mass destruction and global warming. Already the 21st Century has brought us the war on terror, a shifting global economy, and a surge of activism and protest around the world. Filmmakers, in particular, are charged with the task of documenting these significant events, shedding light on urgent issues, and creating a record for future generations.Programmed by Josetxo Cerdán "Open Wounds" looked at changing perspectives on politics, the economy, technology, culture, and ethics over the past Century, and explore how filmmakers contribute to new ways of seeing the world based on their own heritage. Whether making connections between activist films from different decades, or demonstrating how the traumas of oppression pass from generation to generation, selected works will illustrate how ideas and histories are linked over time.
2012 Seminar Programmer: Josetxo Cerdán
Josetxo Cerdán is the Artistic Director of Punto de Vista International Documentary Film Festival of Navarra (Spain). He is also an associate professor at the Media and Communication Departament at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain and coordinated the M.A. in Theory and Practice of Documentary program at the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona from 1999-2008. Cerdán has programmed for L’Alternativa (Independent Film Festival of Barcelona), Locarno Film Festival, and Instituto Cervantes. He has produced more than 60 short documentaries and published articles in several Spanish journals about documentary film including Archivos de la Filmoteca.