“Among these trees that I have invented” is the first film by the filmmaker Martin Rebaza Ponce de Leonindependently recorded and produced in his hometown, Trujillo. In this interview he tells us about the history of this feature film and the message he wishes to project to the public.
The film will arrive in Arequipa as part of a tour of alternative theaters throughout the country. It will be screened this Friday, May 6 at 6:00 pm at the Teatro Umbral, located at 115 Moral Street, in the Cercado. Tickets are on sale through the theater itself, through this linkand on social networks.
— How was this film born and what does the story tell?
The idea stems from wanting to tell stories and continue building cinema in Trujillo, but also for personal reasons of knowing what to do as an artist, because, apart from making films, I am a photographer. And the film tells the story of a photographer who wanders around the city taking photos and meets a woman with whom she has a special bond.
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— Being this your first feature film, what were you looking to explore with this story?
I was looking to explore this feeling of not belonging, not feeling identified with the space; also, that it has a melancholy tone about the city.
— Tell us about the filming process in Trujillo
This film, in pre-production and shooting, was self-managed. So the recording was intermittent in a context of two months. I myself put into this film the money I had saved with the help of some friends, and then with the Ministry of Culture we obtained the economic funds to finish the film.
— What message do you hope to project to the public with your film?
If there is a message about this film, it is to begin to observe the cinema that is being made in Peru and especially outside of Lima, such as Arequipa, Chiclayo, Cusco, Puno, Ayacucho, Pucallpa and Trujillo, super interesting, telling stories from their own context. It is important to see and recognize them because cinema is a mirror of our reality, of our culture.
— What experience allowed you to present your work at international festivals?
We premiered at the Biarritz Film Festival, in France; We were also in Colombia and soon we will be in other Latin American countries. The experience was rewarding. I had the opportunity to present the film in France. The perspective of the French, nourished by cultural knowledge, was interesting. They saw certain references that I had used.
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