Remaining Silent | 保持静默
16mm to digital, 13:00, 2022
"Choosing a silent film not for the sake of a nostalgic aesthetic, but because in a neighborhood that is about to be destroyed there is simply nothing left to say. Sound involves change and life, and its absence here is a clear evidence of a wound. Then, the image becomes a dying trace, in which something happens anyway in the dim light, between some beams, behind the glass of a window, in a trickle of dirty water. If the man is still there, he is backlit, he is a dark spot on a sepia background, while the ruins are exposed to everyone’s sight. To catch a glimpse of what will be in the future, let’s look at a puddle surrounded by what remains: the image dissolves in the roar of the rain, which, like everything else, remains silent."
--Laterale Film Festival
Screenings
Alternative Cinema Series, Colgate University, Hamilton, US, February 2026
REDCAT CalArts Showcase, Los Angeles, US, 2022
Laterale Film Festival, Cosenza, Italy, 2022
Tacoma Film Festival, Tacoma, US, 2022
Award
Best Cinematography Documentary Short, Tacoma Film Festival, 2022