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While I Read This Letter
2024, 25 minutes
Media type
Alternate titles

Mientras Leo Esta Carta

Country of origin

Chile

United States of America

Rating

US:PG-13

Filming locations

United States of America

New York, United States of America

New York City, New York, United States of America

New York City, New York, United States of America

Production company

Mecha Films

Technical specs

Colour

16mm

super-8

digital

Languages

English/English

Spanish/español

Subtitle languages

English/English

Spanish/español

Closed caption languages

English/English

Spanish/español

Content Warnings
slight nudity
Images
An array of porcelain "I love New York" merch displayed on a storefront shelf in a gift shop in Manhattan.
Description

while I read this letter/mientras leo esta carta, is a Film Diary commissioned for the exhibition "Another Postcard Here and There" at Whitebox Gallery in New York City. In the film Anto(n) addresses their family in Chile to share some of their experiences in the country of residence. This is an exercise inspired by the video-letter format of the AMAME project organized by the Ñukanchik People collective. Using verbal narrations, Anto(n) uses personal archive of moving images captured since their return to the United States in 2012, covering a span of time that includes family members visiting them in New York, COVID-19 pandemic times, friends gatherings, Chile's new constitution referendum and even some glimpses to their time in Dolgeville, NY where they graduated high school as an Exchange Student in 1999.

“‘Another Postcard Here and There’WhiteBox’ Series New York ArtScapes.” WhiteBox, February 23, 2024. https://whiteboxnyc.org/2024/exhibitions/the-another-postcard-here-and-therewhitebox-series-new-york-artscapes/.
Cast & Crew
Crew
Cast
References
Information contributed by the artist to the TMP