“Filming Back” in siberian indigenous cinema: cinematographic re-appropriation strategies in the work of Anastasia Lapsui and Markku Lehmuskallio
This paper examines the Siberian films by Anastasia Lapsui and Markku Lehmuskallio. It focuses on filmic means em-ployed in order to “film back” to outsider cinema. Applying film analysis as a method, it demonstrates how film form can be as political as content when used to give voice to Siberia ind...
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| description | This paper examines the Siberian films by Anastasia Lapsui and Markku Lehmuskallio. It focuses on filmic means em-ployed in order to “film back” to outsider cinema. Applying film analysis as a method, it demonstrates how film form can be as political as content when used to give voice to Siberia indige-nous peoples and re-view earlier Soviet discourse of equality, integration and progress. It highlights two aesthetic strategies used by the filmmakers to “film back:” the re-appropriation of archival footage to rework the past and recredit indigenous in-dividuals; and the creation of a plural pseudo-autobiographical voice to break the Soviet monologue and embody the shared indigenous experience. Finally, it argues that looking at formal aspects helps to rethink our understanding of such notions as “talking back” and “shooting back,” often used indifferently, with the addition of the “filming back” concept, reserved to filmic issues. |
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| spelling | ojs-article-166112023-02-13T20:14:31Z “Filming Back” in siberian indigenous cinema: cinematographic re-appropriation strategies in the work of Anastasia Lapsui and Markku Lehmuskallio "Filmar de vuelta" en el cine indígena siberiano: estrategias de reapropiación cinematográfica en la obra de Anastasia Lapsui y Markku Lehmuskallio “Filmar de volta” no cinema indígena siberiano: estratégias de re-apropriação cinematográfica no trabalho de Anastasia Lapsui e Markku Lehmuskallio Damiens, Caroline Damiens, Caroline Damiens, Caroline Anastasia Lapsui Markku Lehmuskallio Filmic re-appropriation Film aesthetics Siberian indigenous cinema Anastasia Lapsui Markku Lehmuskallio Cine autóctono siberiano Re-apropiación fílmica Estética cinematográfica Re-apropriação fílmica Estética cinematográfica Anastasia Lapsui Markku Lehmuskallio Cinema autóctone da sibéria This paper examines the Siberian films by Anastasia Lapsui and Markku Lehmuskallio. It focuses on filmic means em-ployed in order to “film back” to outsider cinema. Applying film analysis as a method, it demonstrates how film form can be as political as content when used to give voice to Siberia indige-nous peoples and re-view earlier Soviet discourse of equality, integration and progress. It highlights two aesthetic strategies used by the filmmakers to “film back:” the re-appropriation of archival footage to rework the past and recredit indigenous in-dividuals; and the creation of a plural pseudo-autobiographical voice to break the Soviet monologue and embody the shared indigenous experience. Finally, it argues that looking at formal aspects helps to rethink our understanding of such notions as “talking back” and “shooting back,” often used indifferently, with the addition of the “filming back” concept, reserved to filmic issues. Este ensayo explora las películas siberianas de Anastasia Lapsui y Markku Lehmuskallio. Se centra en los medios fílmicos empleados para "filmar de nuevo" el cine dominante. Utilizando el método del análisis cinematográfico, se demuestra cómo la forma de la película puede ser tan política como el contenido que transmite, concretamente cuando se moviliza para dar voz a los pueblos indígenas de Siberia y para revisar los anteriores discursos soviéticos en torno a la igualdad, la integración y el progreso. El ensayo llama la atención sobre dos estrategias formales utilizadas por los cineastas para "filmar de vuelta": la reapropiación de imágenes de archivo para reelaborar el pasado y valorizar a los individuos indígenas; y la creación de una voz plural pseudoautobiográfica capaz de romper el monólogo soviético y encarnar la experiencia indígena compartida. Por último, el artículo sostiene que la consideración de los aspectos formales nos ayuda a repensar nociones como "talking back" y "shooting back", tan a menudo utilizadas de forma indiferente, así como el concepto de "shooting back" (reservado a cuestiones fílmicas). Este ensaio explora os filmes siberianos de Anastasia Lapsui e Markku Lehmuskallio. Concentra-se nos meios fílmicos empregues para “filmar de volta” (film back) o cinema dominante. Recorrendo ao método da análise fílmica, demonstra como a forma do filme pode ser tão política quanto os conteúdos que veicula, nomeadamente quando mobilizada para dar voz aos povos autóctones da Sibéria e para revisitar discursos prévios soviéticos em torno da igualdade, da integração e do progresso. O ensaio chama a atenção para duas estratégias formais usadas pelos realizadores para “filmar de volta”: a re-apropriação das imagens de arquivo para retrabalhar o passado e valorar indivíduos indígenas; e a criação duma voz plural pseudo-autobiográfica capaz de romper o monólogo soviético e de encarnar a experiência partilhada indígena. Enfim, o artigo argumenta que considerar aspetos formais nos ajuda a repensar noções como talking back e shooting back, tantas vezes usadas de forma indiferente, bem como o conceito de “filmar de volta” (reservado a questões fílmicas). Universidade Estadual de Campinas 2022-07-19 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Text Texto Avaliado pelos pares Texto application/pdf https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/proa/article/view/16611 10.20396/proa.v11i1.16611 PROA: Revista de Antropologia e Arte; Vol. 11 No. 1 (2021): Indigenous cinema: past, present and future; 100–128 PROA: Revista de Antropologia e Arte; Vol. 11 Núm. 1 (2021): Cine indígena: pasado, presente y futuro; 100–128 Proa: Revista de Antropologia e Arte; v. 11 n. 1 (2021): Cinema indígena: passado, presente e futuro; 100–128 2175-6015 eng https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/proa/article/view/16611/11431 Siberia; Contemporary Sibéria; Contemporáneo Sibéria; Contemporâneo Copyright (c) 2021 Proa: Revista de Antropologia e Arte https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| spellingShingle | Damiens, Caroline Damiens, Caroline Damiens, Caroline Anastasia Lapsui Markku Lehmuskallio Filmic re-appropriation Film aesthetics Siberian indigenous cinema Anastasia Lapsui Markku Lehmuskallio Cine autóctono siberiano Re-apropiación fílmica Estética cinematográfica Re-apropriação fílmica Estética cinematográfica Anastasia Lapsui Markku Lehmuskallio Cinema autóctone da sibéria “Filming Back” in siberian indigenous cinema: cinematographic re-appropriation strategies in the work of Anastasia Lapsui and Markku Lehmuskallio |
| title | “Filming Back” in siberian indigenous cinema: cinematographic re-appropriation strategies in the work of Anastasia Lapsui and Markku Lehmuskallio |
| title_full | “Filming Back” in siberian indigenous cinema: cinematographic re-appropriation strategies in the work of Anastasia Lapsui and Markku Lehmuskallio |
| title_fullStr | “Filming Back” in siberian indigenous cinema: cinematographic re-appropriation strategies in the work of Anastasia Lapsui and Markku Lehmuskallio |
| title_full_unstemmed | “Filming Back” in siberian indigenous cinema: cinematographic re-appropriation strategies in the work of Anastasia Lapsui and Markku Lehmuskallio |
| title_short | “Filming Back” in siberian indigenous cinema: cinematographic re-appropriation strategies in the work of Anastasia Lapsui and Markku Lehmuskallio |
| title_sort | “filming back” in siberian indigenous cinema: cinematographic re-appropriation strategies in the work of anastasia lapsui and markku lehmuskallio |
| topic | Anastasia Lapsui Markku Lehmuskallio Filmic re-appropriation Film aesthetics Siberian indigenous cinema Anastasia Lapsui Markku Lehmuskallio Cine autóctono siberiano Re-apropiación fílmica Estética cinematográfica Re-apropriação fílmica Estética cinematográfica Anastasia Lapsui Markku Lehmuskallio Cinema autóctone da sibéria |
| url | https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/proa/article/view/16611 |
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