Death in Arizona is a 2014 autobiographical documentary film by Tin Dirdamal about his return to the empty home of a former lover.[1][2]
| Death in Arizona | |
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| Directed by | Tin Dirdamal |
| Written by | Tin Dirdamal |
| Produced by | Julio Chavezmontes Tin Dirdamal |
| Cinematography | Tin Dirdamal |
| Edited by | Ramón Cervantes |
| Music by | Jorge Marrón |
Production companies | PIANO, Tranvía |
Release dates |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
Synopsis
editTin Dirdamal returns for answers to an old apartment in Bolivia where he used to live with his lost love. While Tin spends his days in there, watching how time passes by outside the windows, he imagines a post apocalyptic story of what he sees happening in the street.[citation needed]
Release
editDeath in Arizona was part of the official selection at international festivals such as Visions du Réel International Film Festival Nyon,[3] Taiwan Documentary Film Festival, Guanajuato International Film Festival and Morelia International Film Festival.
Reception
editThe film was described[by whom?] as a "futuristic and very personal documentary",[4] "visionary",[3] "(a) contemplative film about a filmmaker's lost love"[5] and a "hypnotic Doc Mix(ing) Sci-Fi with a Story of Heartbreak in the Bolivian Highlands".[6]
References
edit- ^ "Tin Dirdamal on What Inspired Him to Make His Film 'Death in Arizona' - sundance.org". 13 July 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ Indiewire (28 July 2011). "indieWIRE's Project of the Day: Personal Romantic Doc "Death in Arizona"". IndieWire. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Death in Arizona – Films". Visions du Réel (in French). Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ Film-documentaire.fr. "Death in Arizona". www.film-documentaire.fr (in French). Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Muerte en Arizona (en) | Cinelatino". cinelatino.fr. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ Vargas, Andrew S. (8 July 2016). "This Hypnotic Doc Mixes Sci-Fi with a Story of Heartbreak in the Bolivian Highlands". Remezcla. Retrieved 26 December 2023.