Retrospective: Carlos Casas
Retrospective: Carlos Casas

Faro

Lighthouse
Carlos Casas
Italy
22
Spanish Premiere
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Synopsis

Faro is a portrait of the lighthouse of Santa Maria di Leuca (Italy), one of the southernmost lighthouses in Europe. An homage to the mechanics and optics of a lighthouse. The film seeks to capture the ancient technology of light signals, and bring it into the present day. The film celebrates light and radio frequencies as connecting entities and uses radio frequencies captured on location from neighbouring lands as a soundtrack.

Biography of the director

Carlos Casas
Carlos Casas

Filmmaker and artist whose work encompasses film, sound and the visual arts. His films have been screened and awarded at festivals around the world, including the Venice Film Festival, the International Film Festival Rotterdam, the Buenos Aires International Film Festival, the Mexico International Film Festival, FID Marseille, and others. His work has been exhibited and performed at international art institutions and galleries, including the Tate Modern, London, Fondation Cartier, Palais de Tokyo, Centre Pompidou, Paris, Hangar Bicocca, Milan, CCCB Barcelona, GAM Torino, Bozar Bruxelles, just to name a few.

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Language
No dialogues - Subtitles in spanish and english
Director
Carlos Casas