The Aerial
Esteban Sapir
Argentina
2007
You must find your place in my fragile digital world.
90", 35mm
Black & White, Spanish with English subtitles
about the film
In the middle of a long harsh winter, a whole city has lost its voice. Mr. TV, a wicked, ruthless man, is the sole owner of the images that illustrate and breathe life into the city, as well as of an extensive chain of products that bear his personal seal. He is implementing a sinister, secret plan to subjugate all of the people who live there forever. In order to build his monopoly he has financed the creation of a dangerous machine that broadcasts on all TV screens hypnotic images designed to stimulate compulsive consumption of his products. This strange machine can only work with the singing of a certain voice, so Mr. TV orders the kidnapping of The Voice, a beautiful beguiling woman and the only person to have mysteriously retained the gift of speech. But an unlikely band of people uncover his plan, and the race is on to stop him. A tribute to German Expressionism, directors like Murnau and Lang, science fiction and comics, The Aerial is also a decidedly modern fable, employing bold and playful techniques to tell a story about consumerism and power.
about the director
Born in 1967 in Buenos Aires, Esteban Sapir studied at the Argentine National Film Institute. He has had a successful career as a director of photography and a commercial director. He directed his first feature film, Picado Fino, in 1994 and it won several awards including at the 1997 Berlin International Film Festival. In 1999 he teamed up with producers Gonzalo Agulla and José Arnal to found LadobleA Producers. In 2004 he directed a documentary, Shakira: Live and Off the Record.
awards
2007 Rotterdam Film Festival
Seattle Film Festival
Moscow Film Festival
Karlovy Vary Film Festival
Warsaw Film Festival
Raindance Film Festival
screenings
| February 19 Tuesday, 10:00 PM AFM Budak Caddebostan |
| February 22 Friday, 9:30 PM AFM Fitaş Beyoğlu 2 |
| February 23 Saturday, 10:00 PM AFM İstinye Park |
credits
- Original Name
- La Antena
- Director
- Esteban Sapir
- Screenplay
- Esteban Sapir
- Cinematography
- Cristian Cottet
- Editing
- Pablo Barbieri Carrera
- Cast
- Alejandro Urdapilleta, Valeria Bertucelli, Julieta Cardinali, Rafael Ferro, Florencia Raggi
- Producer
- Gonzalo Agulla, José Arnal
- Production Co.
- LaDobleA
- Distribütör
- mdc International GmbH: Schillerstrasse 7a – D-10625 Berlin, Germany Tel: +49 30 264 979 00 Fax: +49 30 264 979 10
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