Excerpt
POSTCARDS FROM LAST SUMMER
Experimental, Fiction
United States
2021
Running Time:
14 min 40 sec
Filming Format:
16mm
Color, B&W
1.37:1
Stereo
English Dialogue
Exhibition Format:
Digital
A compilation of non-narrative mischievous fictional tableaux-vivants of two young women on a summerish dreamlike quest for self-discovery, written in the glittery language of music videos, fashion shoots, and meandering stream of consciousness, encapsulated in a nostalgic mood track that evokes universal, bittersweet sentiments.
Shot in 16mm over two weekends in 2018 but completed in 2021, it is flooded by haunting, otherworldly, and evocative sounds by composer Ella Zwietnig, blending art-pop sensibilities and contemporary electronic music to enhance the self-reflective nature of the film.
Festivals —
Videodrome 2; Marseille, France 2023
Kinoskop 4 Film Festival; Belgrade, Serbia 2022
Special Mention
Madrid International Short Film Festival; Spain 2022
Honorable Mention
Millenium Film Workshop; Open Screen; NY, USA 2022
New Wave Short Film Festival; Munich, Germany 2021
Winner Best Actress
Toronto Indie Filmmakers Festival; Canada 2021
Winner Best Short
New York Tri-State International Film Festival; NY, USA 2021
Finalist Best Short
Credits —
Cast
Emma (brunnette): Isadora Leiva
Lola (blonde): Julia Steiner
Sorceress Voice: Ella Zwietnig
Director, Editor: Camilo Barria
Writers, Producers: Adriana Lodolo, Camilo Barria
Photography: Emil Royer
Composer: Ella Zwietnig
Additional Music: Florian Zwietnig
Audio Engineering, Recording: Florian Zwietnig
Camera: Krasnogorsk 3
Negatives: Kodak
Laboratory, Scan: Colorlab, Maryland
Color Finishing: Kromachrome
Filmed on location in Everglades National Park
and Miami Beach. Florida, USA
© Copyright Camilo Barria — All Rights Reserved.