2019 – 30′
Short documentary
Filmed in Polynesia and Bretagne, France.
Synopsis
A deliriously synaesthetic S16mm portrait made between French Polynesia and Brittany, COLOR-BLIND recruits the restless ghost of Paul Gauguin as an uneasy spirit guide in excavating the post-postcolonial legacy of a decidedly syncretic post-post-colonial present. Featuring im/material guest appearances by: white-tipped reef sharks, Aldous Huxley’s Island, Marquesan techno, authorized Gauguin reproductions, Bretagne dance competitions, an illegal kava ceremony, the beach from the 4th season of Survivor, the long decay of French nuclear testing in Polynesia (1960-1996), and so much more.
Opening Text Adapted From “A letter to Mette Gauguin from Paul Gauguin, 8 Dec. 1892”.
Fiche technique
Director, image, sound, edit
Ben Russell
Artistic and technical team
Sound Recording French Polynesia: Erwan Kerzanet
Sound Recording Bretagne: Guillaume Cailleau
Best Boy Bretagne: Jonathan Cailleau Slak
Color Grading: Sergi Sanchez
Sound Mix: Frédéric Hamelin
Production Secretary France: Inès Lumeau
Production Manager Germany: Jana Cisar
Production Assistant France: Giulia Oliveri
Production Intern: Maeva Ferdonnet
Translation Marquesan: Michael Koch
Translation German: Uli Ziemons
Featuring: Freddy “Feeling Fingers” Fournier / Marc Kucharz / Yvonne Moke / Kokauani Mahuaani / Ludovic Puhetini / The Kimitete Kids / Angélina Mati / Pierrot Kewahana / Michael Koch / Michel Habert.
Production
Executive producer: Colette Quesson, A Perte de Vue
Coproducer Germany: Guillaume Cailleau, CaSk Films
Coproducers France: Fabrizio Polpettini, Pierre Malachin, La Bête
Produced by A Perte de Vue, in coproduction with CaSkFilms,
La Bête, TVR, TébéO and Tébésud. With the support of Région Bretagne, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg,
Procirep-Angoa and the participation of CNC.
Selections
AUSTRIA Viennale 2019
CHILE Frontera-Sur International Non-Fiction Film Festival 2019.
CHINA Beijing International Short Film Festival 2019
SPAIN Curtocicuíto International Film Festival Santiago de Compostelle 2019 – Cineteca Madrid 2020
FRANCE Festival Travelling Rennes 2020 – Cinéma du Réel Paris 2020
UNITED STATES New York Film Festival 2019 – Chicago International Film Festival 2019 – Los Angeles Redcat ‘Murs Murs’ 2019 – Los Angeles / short program American Cinematheque 2019
JAPAN Yebisu International Festival for Art & Alternative Visions 2020
LITHUANIA Kaunas Film Festival 2019
SWITZERLAND Locarno International Film Festival 2019