Fotografierna togs under spanska inbördeskriget och försvann i kaoset som andra världskriget skapade i Europa och världen. I sextio år trodde man att de gått förlorade för alltid.
En film av Trisha Ziff med musik av Michael Nyman.
The Mexican Suitcase - A film by Trisha Ziff
The Mexican Suitcase is a 90 minute feature documentary that tells the extraordinary story of the recovery of 4,500 negatives taken by photographers Robert Capa, Gerda Taro and David Seymour during the Spanish Civil War, with an extraordinary score by composer, Michael Nyman. The film reveals the story of the journey of these lost negatives from France to Mexico.
The Mexican Suitcase raised funds through Kickstarter. See: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/6...
From Trisha: My film, The Mexican Suitcase, is in DOCUWEEKS! (For NYC showtimes, see: http://www.ifccenter.com/films/the-me... Friday, August 26 - Thursday, September 1) This means that after screenings in New York and Los Angeles we'll have accreditation giving us the possibility of being short listed for an Oscar nomination! Our film will be at the IFC cinemas in New York and Laemmle 5 in LA with the other DOCUWEEKS films.
I became involved in the story early on and was able to recover the negatives for the families of the photographers and personally returned them to their estates in New York. The story was on the front page of newspapers the world over... Finally, I was able to secure the rights to make this film and three years later, here it is!! The film is getting recognition, being seen at festivals as Karlovy Vary, San Sebastian, Morelia FF, LALIFF,DOCMIAMI and Dubai FF and we are still waiting to hear from many others.
DOCUWEEKS is unique. It gives us this incredible opportunity for an Oscar nomination run. However, to do this we need to raise the necessary funds. This is where you come in! Friends of our film.
DOCUWEEKS is expensive. We have had to pay our percentage of participipating, make a trailer, poster, postcards and hire a publicist! it all adds up to $45,000. We have received some initial donations and generous in-kind support too but we still need to raise a further $20,000. Every dollar helps!
The Mexican Suitcase, is a film about photography. Pictures taken by photographers who would become icons of the twentieth century - They photographed with a Leica and changed the way we saw war. All three would die while documenting wars. The Mexican Suitcase tells their story. It is is also a film about the power of memory. It's a great story and asks... Who owns our histories? Why does the past matter today?
Funds raised by Kickstarter will be used only to help the film with DOCUWEEKS in Los Angeles and New York. As a result of these 2 week screenings, The Mexican Suitcase will qualify for academy consideration. Help us please to reach our goal and take this opportunity to the next level so we can be shortlisted for Oscar nomination.
Bio: My name is Trisha Ziff and I directed this film. This is my second film, My first was Chevolution which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York in 2008. I began working on film full time 5 years ago. I just love the collaborative spirit and the challenge, and working as a team makes everything so much better in my experience. I am also a curator of photography and spent the last twenty years putting together exhibitions internationally, creating catalogues, writing and editing photo books and being a Mum! Busy life... I am English in origin and live in Mexico City ... and Los Angeles.. My film company is dedicated to making films which address issues of culture... especially photography.
Official Website: http://www.themexicansuitcase.com
Meet the DocuWeeks Filmmakers: Trisha Ziff--'The Mexican Suitcase ...
