Esquí
SkiMonsters from the legends of the Mapuche find their way into Manque La Banca’s feature-length debut Esquí via various twists and turns. Once there, they interact with the film’s other characters: elderly Austrians who claim to have brought the sport of skiing to Bariloche; skiers who shoot down the mountain in scenes made all the more breathtaking through generous use of slow motion and repeated stops and starts; the local residents of a poor neighbourhood, who take part of the direction of the film into their own hands; and finally the filmmaker himself, who points his hairy buttocks at the camera. Esquí is so precious because it marks the point where hipster dedication to form and the political consciousness of the woke generation start a beautiful friendship.
With
- José Alejandro Colin
- Segundo Botti
- Shaman Herrera
- Fernando Gabriel Eduard
- Axel Nahuel Villegas
- Aixa Iara Snaidman
- Antonio Snaidman
- Bárbara Anguita
- Matilde Apellaniz
- Mane Medina
Crew
Written and Directed by | Manque La Banca |
Cinematography | Florencia Mamberti |
Editing | Manuel Embalse, Manque La Banca |
Music | Antu La Banca |
Sound Design | Hernán Biasotti |
Sound | Hernán Biasotti, César Borra |
Production Design | Macarena Iara Fernandez Sanchez |
Costumes | Barbarita Visconti, Marta Di Bitetti |
Assistant Director | Pilar Falco |
Production Manager | Ailén Herradon |
Producers | Victoria Marotta, Jerónimo Quevedo, Franco Bacchiani |
Executive Producers | Victoria Marotta, Jerónimo Quevedo, Franco Bacchiani |
Co-Producer | André Mielnik |
Co-Production | Brasiliana São Paulo |
Produced by
Manque La Banca
Born in 1990 in Bariloche, Argentina. He studied art as well as film and photography and works as a filmmaker, performance artist and musician. He works with Super 8 and 16mm film and is a member of the analogue film collective LaborBerlin.
Filmography
2012 Grrr; 12 min. 2014 The 7 Capital Forgiveness: 1 – The Trip; 6 min. 2017 The 7 Capital Forgiveness: 3 – The Future; 10 min. 2018 T.R.A.P.; Berlinale Shorts, 16 min.
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2021