Kon Kon (2010)
Directed by Cecilia Vicuña
Not Rated, 54 minutes, DCP
FREE BUT TICKETED EVENT [Click here to reserve tickets]
In this self-described "documentary-poem," Vicuña returns to the beaches of Concón, Chile, which is the birthplace of her artmaking, where the sea is dying and an ancient tradition is being wiped out. Concón–facing the tallest mountain in the Western Hemisphere, Aconcagua–is home to a cultural heritage extending back thousands of years. Over centuries, the sonido rajado ("torn sound"), a powerful and unique indigenous sound, emerged. Revisiting the site, Vicuña explores the connections between her own art and these ancient music and oral traditions, while witnessing the ecological and cultural destruction of a place generated by the oil refinery built in Concón in the 1950s.
Film Series: Classics in the Browning
Cecilia Vicuña is scheduled to appear on campus at the Sandeen Memorial Poetry Reading on September 10. Learn more about the live event [here]
Co-sponsors
Creative Writing Program
The Latin American Critical Cultural Studies Working Group
of the Kellogg Institute for International Studies
Institute for Social Concerns
Department of Romance Languages & Literatures
The Meg and John P. Brogan Endowment for Classic Cinema
Arts Initiative
Raclin Murphy Museum of Art
Department of Art, Art History, and Design
Letras Latinas
Institute for Latino Studies
Gender Studies Program
DeBartolo Performing Arts Center