A short workshop about the intersection between nonfiction and fiction film practices. Together we will discuss some of the ways in which we think about the real and the constructed in moving image work. We will also explore the relationship between our experience of the world and cinema’s potential to represent, or not, that experience.
PERCEPTIONS OF THE REAL
A WORKSHOP WITH JUAN PABLO GONZÁLEZ
To (Be) Desir(ed)
Lacan said the desire of man is the desire of the Others
I always wonder what desire is actually calling from my own soul;
What is the truth I am searching for my own heart;
And what is the movement moves from my own body.
be called, be seen, be moved,
can I desire my desire——
“Trusting the connection."
From the untamed roars
Of the Pacific's depth
To the serene whispers
Along the Atlantic's breathe
Savor each flake of snow on departing leaves
An embrace untasted beneath the palm's eternal eaves
After pain in the vein
After glow in my soul
If to see is to be seen
Dwell this moment longer
Before the surrender came
To a stranger’s gaze
If to feel is to be felt
Gently lost in the consciousness
Where time and space interlace
until we are no longer you and I
If to move is to be moved
Let the body express intensity
While affect infolds into this encounter
If to touch is to be touched
Tie me up while pushing me away
Leave myself to set me free
Hear my vulnerability's silent plea at last
Grasp a handful of snow, from last winter's vast
Holding tight while letting go
What is real when I am so affected by past feelings
Feelings are facts
What if all I want is to have some feelings
