2:13

by Dana Elfenbaum and Diego Chamy

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"2:13" is many things. First, it's the name of a film festival that call for artists to submit films of exactly 2 minutes 13 seconds. Second, it's the name of the film that Dana Elfenbaum and I submitted to this festival in 2005. Third, it's an action that exceeded the film itself: it happened in 2009, when Marisol Dominguez showed our film to her students, in Mexico, and asked them to write a text about it. Afterward, she selected some of the texts the students have written and sent them to me. I found them very interesting, and decided to record a personal answer to some of the students (below).

"2:13"
Buenos Aires, 2005
2´13´´ - 16 mm

A sonorous image and a visual rhythm remove and recreate accelerations and stoppages that build up a plane which emphasizes a fourth and a fifth dimension: time and spirit.

Image: Dana Elfenbaum / Camera: Tamara Ajzenstat / Photography: Francisco Caula / Art: Mariano Sabatella / Assistant: Alejandra Vardé / Edited by Carola Gliksberg & Dana Elfenbaum / Sound, text, subtitles and voice: Diego Chamy / Sound editor: Diego Chamy / Assistant: Macarena Cifuentes / Soundscape recording: Fernand Deroussen (Grésigne forest, France)

Efrain's text about "2:13" / Answer to Efrain, by Diego Chamy (Right Click > Save)

Daniela's text about "2:13" / Answer to Daniela, by Diego Chamy (Right Click > Save)

Fernando's text about "2:13" / Answer to Fernando, by Diego Chamy (Right Click > Save)