GALICIAN LITERATURE DAY THROUGH DOCUMENTARIES (2011-2014): FOUR PROPOSALS BY GONZALO E. VELOSO

This series consists of four documentaries whose purpose is to present the works of the writers Lois Pereiro, Valentín Paz Andrade, Roberto Vidal Bolaño and Xosé María Díaz Castro, who were featured in the latest editions of the Galician Literature Day. Gonzalo E. Veloso, director of the four films, presents this approach through a number of testimonies that cover the life and work of the writers, building, for each of them, a unique and kaleidoscopic portrait.

13 May 7:30 pm

Presentation of the series with the participation of Gonzalo E. Veloso (director of the documentaries), José María Paz Gago (professor of Theory of Literature and Comparative Literature at the University of A Coruña) and Xosé Nogueira (professor of History of Cinema at the University of Santiago de Compostela). At the end the documentary Lois Pereiro. Seguindo os surcos (Lois Pereiro. Following the Tracks) will be shown.

14 May 5-8 pm

Screening of the documentary Recuperando a Roberto Vidal Bolaño (Recovering Roberto Vidal Bolaño)

15 May 5-8 pm

Screening of the documentaries Deconstruíndo a Valentín Paz Andrade (Deconstructing Valentín Paz Andrade) and Reubicando a Díaz Castro (Relocating Díaz Castro)

SESSIONS FOR STUDENTS

Also, in the morning, special screenings will be offered for students. The sessions will begin at 11 am and will be followed by a conversation with the director. Entrance is free. To attend it is necessary to sign up previously by phone or by sending an e-mail.

14 May 11 am - 12:30 pm Deconstruíndo a Valentín Paz Andrade and Reubicando a Díaz Castro

15 May 11 am - 1 pm Recuperando a Roberto Vidal Bolaño and Lois Pereiro. Seguindo os surcos

DOCUMENTARIES

Deconstruíndo a Valentín Paz-Andrade, 2012

Documentary. 59 min. Directed, written and produced by: Gonzalo E. Veloso. Executive producers: Gonzalo E. Veloso and Fran Naveira. Photography: Santiago Teijelo. Real-time audio: María Quintás. Sound post-production: Manuel Rega. Colour grading: Fran Rega. Poster design: Tony Daviña. Legal advisor: Sandra Expósito García.

Featuring: Alonso Paz-Andrade, Jordi Pujol, Isaac Díaz Pardo, Xosé Neira Vilas, Tucho Calvo, Xusto Beramendi, Víctor Freixanes, Avelino Pousa Antelo, Antía Cal, etc.

Synopsis: documentary that includes interviews to family members, friends, intellectuals and experts on the areas that Valentín Paz-Andrade (Pontevedra, 1898 - Vigo, 1987) developed throughout his life. The basic structure strives to provide a twist in the theme by alternating a series of different themes that reach their full logic at the end, in such a way that all the parts are essential. It is a formal attempt to approach the figure of an intellectual who at the same time was also interested in different areas such as politics, essays, law, art or business management.

Recuperando a Roberto Vidal Bolaño, 2013

Documentary. 30 min. Directed, written and produced by: Gonzalo E. Veloso. Executive producers: Gonzalo E. Veloso, Santiago Teijelo Vázquez, Fran Naveira. Música: Orquestra Voland, a transmedia project by Quinito Mourelle and Roberto Somoza. Real-time audio: Manuel Rega. Photography: Santiago Teijelo Vázquez. Editing: Gonzalo E. Veloso. Post-production: Fran Naveira. Camera operator: Santiago Teijelo Vázquez. Legal advisor: Sandra Expósito García.

Featuring: Roi Vidal, Belén Quintáns, Laura Ponte, Xosé Manuel Fernández Castro, Inma López Silva, Dolores Vilavedra, Quico Cadaval, Manuel Lourenzo, Rodrigo Roel, Jorge Rei, Paco Macías, Carlos Mejuto, Rubén Ruibal, etc.

Synopsis: In this documentary the figure of Roberto Vidal Bolaño (Santiago de Compostela, 1950-2002) is shown not as a subject for study in itself, but as an element of temptation; in other words, the purpose is not to exhaust the subject by answering all the questions that could arise when studying his life and works. Rather, the aim is to teach and entertain at the same time, as well as to awaken the interest of spectators in his writings so that they will want to attend the stagings of his plays.

Lois Pereiro. Seguindo os surcos, 2014

Documentary. 80 min. Directed, written and produced by: Gonzalo E. Veloso. Music: Bieito Romero, Xacobe Martínez Antelo, Pedro Lamas, Manu Clavijo and Quinito Mourelle. Sound track: Manu Clavijo, Bieito Romero and As Maianas. Photography: Santiago Teijelo.

Featuring: Xosé Manuel Pereiro, Isabel Romero, Inés Pereiro, Inés Pereiro Pontón, Manuel Rivas, Antón Reixa, Miguel Anxo Fernán-Vello, Xulio Valcárcel, Lino Braxe, Miguel Mato, Xavier Seoane, Paco Macías, Antón Patiño, Menchu Lamas, César Antonio Molina, Fernando Saco, María Remedios Rodríguez, María Xosé Vega Buján, Raúl López, Xosé Luís Méndez Ferrín I Poemas voz: Quico Cadaval, Alfredo Conde, Yolanda Castaño, Santiago Fernández, Xabier Díaz, Lucía Aldao, María Canosa and Alexandra Marti.

Synopsis: An approach to the life and work of Lois Pereiro (Monforte de Lemos, 1958 - A Coruña, 1996) through a narration from a number of points of views with accounts that include memories and views on the poet. A documentary designed both for people familiar with the work of Lois Pereiro and for literature lovers in general, for not only are the essential elements in his life and in the texts presented, but it also includes a profound reflection on literature. It also includes the artistic collaboration of poets, declaimers and musicians who bring us closer to the poetry of Lois Pereiro.

Reubicando a Díaz Castro, 2014

Documentary. 30 min. Directed, written and produced by: Gonzalo E. Veloso. Executive Producers: Gonzalo E. Veloso, Santiago Teijelo Vázquez, Fran Naveira. Music: A Quenlla. Real-time audio: Manuel Rega. Photography: Santiago Teijelo Vázquez. Editing: Gonzalo E. Veloso. Post-production: Fran Naveira. Operador de cámara: Santiago Teijelo Vázquez. Legal advisor: Sandra Expósito García.

Featuring: Félix Villares, Alfonso Blanco Torrado, Luís G. Tosar, Armando Requeixo, Raúl Río, José Antonio Cascudo, Xulio Xiz, Carmen Blanco, Claudio Rodríguez Fer, etc.

Synopsis: This documentary on Xosé María Díaz Castro (Guitiriz, 1914-Lugo, 1990) is a free approach that aims directly at the universe that the poet distilled and systematized in his poems. The film discourse consists of conversations with the participants and includes the landscape that he loved and admired, playing a leading role both visually and acoustically. It even attempts to evoke a synesthetic perception where sight and hearing, touch and smell are also present. Together with this experience, other themes appear that are common to the other works: the approach to the poet as an individual, a writer author and to his work.

Gonzalo E. Veloso´s Vision

During the past three years we have carried out four documentaries on writers acknowledged by the Royal Galician Academy on the occasion of the Day of Galician Letters (Lois Pereiro, Valentín Paz Andrade, Roberto Vidal Bolaño and Xosé María Díaz Castro). I approached these four projects from different angles, but they all share some stylistic and conceptual elements. Although the central theme around which each work revolves is the celebrated author, the weight falls entirely on the participants who give shape to the image of the writer through their accounts (family, friends, colleagues, critics, teachers...). In the majority of cases the people who participate speak in pairs on the author in question. As the director, I try not to intervene in those conversations and thus accumulate hours of material. I later view it and select segments that respond to the concepts of author, work and individual. With these shots I build a film discourse (working in a manner similar to found footage) based on an established structure (diachronic, thematic, etc.) that is unique for each documentary.

Gonzalo E. Veloso

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