Fausto. 2018. Directed by Andrea Bussmann

Film

Fausto. 2018. Mexico/Canada. Directed by Andrea Bussmann. Spanish, English, French and Arabic with English subtitles. 70 min.

The legend of Faust mingles with local folklore in Andrea Bussmann’s strikingly original shape-shifter, which dissolves the boundaries between reality and myth, fiction and documentary, and the visible and invisible. Filmed on Mexico’s Oaxacan coast, Bussmann’s film introduces a host of Faustian characters whose interactions effectively exhume a history of colonization marked by magic and oppression alike. Full of aesthetic surprises—textured, low-light cinematography and unexpected combinations of sound and image—Fausto is a rich and beguiling investigation into the role that fiction plays in the construction of history. New York Premiere

This film accompanies New Directors/New Films 2019.

Sun, Apr 7, 2019, 1:00 p.m.

MoMA, Floor T2, Theater 2

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2
Sat, Apr 6, 2019, 3:45 p.m.

Lincoln Center, Walter Reade Theater

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