Section: POLSKIE HORYZONTY: The Female Gaze

LA Familia Chechena

THE Chechen Family

Martín Solá

Argentina, 2015, 64 Min

The Dhikr, the Sufi-inspired combination of prayer and dance, provides Midaev Abubakar with the opportunity to unwind and forget. Here he can disengage from his everyday troubles, as well as the collective memory of war, occupation and deportation.

Insomniafilm

More than a hundred Chechen Sufis move to the intoxicating rhythm of music and spirituality. The Dhikr, the stirring ritual ceremony of Sufi Islam, provides family man Midaev Abubakar with the sense of rapture he needs to temporarily forget past and present. Hypnotic images of dance, followed by black frames and voice-over from the film's protagonist. Making use of long, meditative shots Argentinian director Martín Solá offers fascinating insight into Chechen culture and traditions. WMH

Filmformat
DCP | Farbe / colour

Drehbuch
Martín Solá

Kamera
Gustavo Schiaffino

Ton
Jonathan Darch, Omar Mustafá

Schnitt
Lorena Moriconi, Martín Solá

Darsteller
Abubakar Midaev, Maysart Mideava, Zuhra Midaev, Zulfiya Midaev, Mata Midaev, Selima Dzhabrailova

Produzent
Martín Solá

Produktion
Insomniafilm

Kontakt
Insomniafilm
Martín Solá
Anasagasti 2060 2DO
Palermo Buenos Aires
Argentina
Tel.: +54.11.48.21.31 48
martinpsola@gmail.com
www.insomniafilms.com.ar

Martín Solá - born in Argentina. He studied Documentary Film Directing and Orthodox-Theology in Barcelona,and Film Directing at the CIEVYC in Buenos Aires. He worked as director of photography in Spain and Argentina, and has directed several fiction and documentary short films. Since 2008, he teaches at various film schools in Barcelona, Madrid and Buenos Aires.

Movies
CAJA CERRADA (2008, doc)
MENSAJERO (2011)
HAMDAN (2013, doc)

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