12 July, 2024
Argentinian filmmaker Eduardo “Teddy” Williams is a master at capturing life in medias res. In his films, individuals and groups of young people can, at any moment, experience what feels like a sort of temporary amnesia.
This might also include a disorientation that quickly manifests in slippages or shape-shiftings that often find them in a parallel universe that is not necessarily a direct continuation of the moment that came before.
The place where one was a moment ago might not be entirely forgotten, but in their own bespoke logic, characters seem to know that wherever they were before, whatever they were experiencing, is what got them to the next place by using uncharted maps of imagination – and the magic of the cinema Williams has invented. Moving through space and time and a multiplicity of cultures, this morphing of experiences feels so lifelike.
More times than not, the people in his films find themselves in supermarkets – places of choice and plenty with so much commodity on display – yet somehow what one might be looking for isn’t available there. But eventually, whether in yet another supermarket, or a rooftop, or in a jungle, or on a city street, or in a chat room, or amongst a group of friends, or even underneath the surface of the earth, they do eventually find what they’re looking for – communion.
DokuFest is thrilled by the opportunity to present Teddy’s works in Prizren in a special spotlight program of three screenings: The Human Surge; The Human Surge 3; and a collection of five early short works made before his feature début in which he experimented with different video formats and textures.
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to dive deep into Teddy Williams’ filmic worlds in the presence of this innovative and ambitious talent.
See full list of films here.
