The Video Essay is a joint project of MUBI and FILMADRID International Film Festival. Film analysis and criticism found a completely new and innovative path with the arrival of the video essay, a relatively recent form that has already its own masters and is becoming increasingly popular. The limits of this discipline are constantly expanding; new essayists are finding innovative ways to study the history of cinema working with images. With this non-competitive section of the festival both MUBI and FILMADRID will offer the platform and visibility the video essay deserves. The seven selected works will be premiering online from June 7 - 13, 2021 on MUBI's Notebook. The selection was made by the programmers of MUBI and FILMADRID.
The Coronavirus Video Essay by Philip Jozef Brubaker
This experimental media essay is an irreverent look at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic through the juxtaposition of news with cinematic moments. The identification between art and life is broadly intended to capture the ignorance, hysteria and political turmoil surrounding the early months of 2020.
Este video ensayo experimental es una mirada irreverente al comienzo de la pandemia COVID-19 a través de la yuxtaposición de noticias con fragmentos cinematográficos. La identificación entre arte y vida tiene la intención de capturar la ignorancia, la histeria y la agitación política que rodearon los primeros meses de 2020.