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Black Box

2016 · 7 min

A short, dreamlike collage of strange images that drifts by like a half-remembered, unsettling dream.

Directed by
Isabel Herguera, Izibene Oñederra Aramendi
Genres
Documentary
Overview
A van approaches the lighthouse of Monte Igueldo on the bay off San Sebastián. A woman and her dog live in the tower. The moving boxes are packed with files and paper. Before the driver can load them, we are given access to the unusual interior of the building, where the history of seafaring and conquests rears its head: in hallucinated picture puzzles full of cruelty.

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Directed by
Isabel Herguera, Izibene Oñederra Aramendi
Genres
Documentary
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • colonialism
    • power
    • violence
    • memory
    • isolation
    Places
    • sea
    • single country house
    Era
    timeless
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • animated
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror3
    Humour1
    Realism3
    Romance0
    Tension3
    Darkness6
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Isabel Herguera, Izibene Oñederra Aramendi
    Runtime
    7 min
    Country
    Spain

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