DINNERS

SINOPSIS

Ocho familias de Syracuse, NY, todas de diferentes orígenes étnicos. Una radiografía de sus momentos íntimos a la hora de la cena a través de una experiencia inmersiva de vídeo.

Con instantáneas de cenas en el hogar de diferentes orígenes culturales, circunstancias económicas y arreglos familiares, este documental de realidad virtual de 360 ​​grados nos brinda un “lugar en la mesa” invisible, donde se desarrolla gran parte de la vida familiar. Se preparan las comidas, se ponen las mesas, se alimenta y se entretiene a los niños, y los adultos agotados charlan en fragmentos. La capacidad única de la filmación de realidad virtual de 360 ​​grados nos permite ocupar un «lugar en la mesa», donde se desarrollan gran parte del funcionamiento interno de la vida familiar. Allí, se dicen oraciones y las conversaciones giran en torno a temas como las rutinas diarias, el dinero y los padres desaparecidos, y los deseos y planes para futuras celebraciones. La película también llama la atención sobre el trabajo invisible del cuidado que está involucrado en el sustento de una familia, así como sobre la importancia de esos intercambios familiares que todos tenemos en torno a la comida que de otro modo daríamos por sentado. (IDFA 2019)

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Eight families of Syracuse, NY, all from different ethnic backgrounds, let us join the intimate moments of their dinner time trough an immersive video experience. 

With snapshots of household dinners from across cultural backgrounds, economic circumstances and family arrangements, this 360degree VR documentary gives us an unseen “place at the table,” where so much of family life plays out. Told with a light touch and sense of humor, this short documentary is comprised of snapshots of household dinners from across an array of cultural backgrounds, family arrangements and economic circumstances. Meals are prepared, tables are set, children are fed and entertained, and exhausted adults chat in snippets. The unique capacity of 360degree VR filming allows us to take a “place at the table,” where so much of the inner workings of family life play out. There, prayers are said and conversations turn to topics such as daily routines, money and missing parents, and wishes and plans for future celebrations. The film also draws attention to the unseen work of the care that’s involved in the sustenance of a family, as well as to the significance of those familiar exchanges we all have around food that we might otherwise take for granted. (IDFA 2019) 

SOBRE LOS DIRECTORES

Ana Vijdea
An artist based in Romania working predominantly with film and video.

She  holds a BA in Cinematography and Media; a MA in Interactive Multimedia from  Babeș-Bolyai University (RO), and a MFA in Film from Syracuse University, where she  studied under the auspices of the Fulbright program. Throughout her studies she made  several short films and a feature-length documentary that were screened and awarded at  various international film festivals such as IDFA-International Documentary Festival Amsterdam, True/False, Doclisboa, and DocEdge among others. In 2017 she was named  one of the “25 New Faces of Independent Cinema” by Filmmaker Magazine. Concept, Cinematography, Editing

Cosmin Nicoara
A Romanian filmmaker with a BA in Cinematography and Media from Babes-Bolyai University.

He has been working as freelance editor for short and feature length films as well as multimedia projects for more than 7 years. Editing, Sound Mixing.