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Filmmaker's 'Trojan Horse' Strategy
8 Jul
Summary
- Filmmaker shares lessons learned from accepting failure.
- Adapting novels for screen requires reinterpretation.
- Co-production is essential for non-mainstream cinema today.
Alonso Ruizpalacios, honored at the Bogotá Audiovisual Market (BAM), shared insights on resilience, comparing the art of losing in sports to filmmaking. He articulated that accepting that films may not meet expectations and needing to restart is a crucial lesson.
Ruizpalacios spoke about his upcoming Netflix adaptation of Carlos Fuentes' novel Aura, approaching it as a reinterpretation. He also mentioned his adaptation of Yuri Herrera's 'The Transmigration of Bodies,' a novel he described as prophetic regarding societal sadness and rooted in Mexico City noir.
Discussing co-production at his BAM Talk, Ruizpalacios stated it's a current filmmaking reality due to diminishing public funding. He believes this is the only way to survive and create non-mainstream cinema, especially when not backed by streaming platforms.
He expressed concern over AI's rapid embrace, viewing it as potentially dangerous and a detriment to the human experience found in the creative process. Ruizpalacios advocates for independent cinema as resistance, suggesting 'Trojan horse' strategies to embed artistic content within commercial entertainment, even exploring formats like TikTok for storytelling.
