Site specific_Las Vegas 05 (Short)

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original title:

Site specific_Las Vegas 05

directed by:

Olivo Barbieri

country:

Italy/Canada

year:

2005

film run:

13'

format:

35mm - colour

status:

Ready (22/08/2005)

festivals & awards:

PIFF - Portland International Film Festival 2007: Shorts
Tiburon International Film Festival 2007
IFFR - International Film Festival Rotterdam 2006: Short: As Long As It Takes
Locarno Film Festival 2006: Play Forward by Galleries
San Francisco International Film Festival 2006: New Visions
Sundance Film Festival 2006: Shorts Program
Locarno Film Festival 2005: In Progress
TIFF - Toronto International Film Festival 2005: Wavelengths

Continuing the Site Specific project, Olivo Barbieri looks at Las Vegas and makes a mock-up of it in rhe remote desert. He abstains from tourist clichés by accompanying the images with muffled sounds of explosions, and thus underscores the paradox of this entertainment capital, imperturbable in the face of the energy crisis and terrorist attacks.

Site specific_Las Vegas 05 (Short)

by Olivo Barbieri