Screens Sunday, October 23, 5:30 pm
Robinson
USA / 2007 /2 min
Director: Jose Sanchez-H.
Producer: Tina Datsko de Sánchez
Screenwriter: Tina Datsko de Sánchez
Cinematographer: Ron Simonson
Editor: José Sánchez-H.
Music Composer: Stan DeWitt
Robinson, an experimental film, blends spoken word, music, dance, and images to tell the story of 19th Century revolutionary Simón Bolívar’s unconventional education. Inspired by Jean Jacques Rousseau’s ideal of the “natural man,” Robinson’s teaching emphasized physical training and thinking for oneself.
Robinson, una película experimental, palabras, música, danza e imágenes, mezcladas para contar la historia de la educación poco convencional de Simón Bolívar, el revolucionario del s. XIX. Inspirado en Jean Jacques Rousseau y en su ideal del “hombre natural”.
Performers: Tina Datsko de Sánchez, Algie Au, César Cazares
Awards: Michigan Council for the Arts grant; Hopwood Award; Bain-Swiggett Prize; Phi Kappa Phi Award; Los Angeles Arts Council Award
Film Language: Spanish
Subtitles: English
Film Year: 2007
Run Time: 2 min