In Abyssus HumanÆ ConscientiÆ /ReconoceR\

Directed and animated by: Juan Camilo González
Music: Rodolfo Acosta R.
School: University of Southern California
Technique: Stop-Motion – iron filings animated with magnets. Drawing – ink on paper.
Runtime: 5:54 min
Year: 2011

Synopsis

ReconoceR is a palindrome word in Spanish that means “to recognize.” The film is an abstract summary of the history of violence in Colombia, playing back and forth in an exercise to recognize its complexity. It is the first film within a series to be paired with the music composition “In Abyssus HumanÆ ConscientiÆ” by Colombian composer Rodolfo Acosta.

Awards

2011 1st Prize, International Experimental Student Film – VIII Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes FENACO (Perú)

Screenings

2012 “Tribeca Film Festival” New York (USA)
2012 “Monstra: Festival de Animação de Lisboa” (Portugal)
2012 “Cortoons International Short Animated Films Festival of Rome” (Italy)
2012 “Be There Corfu Animation Festival” (Greece)
2011 “Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes de Cusco” (Peru)
2011 “Colombian Avant-Garde Animation” Visions & Voices, USC (USA)
2011 “Adobe First Frame”, Los Angeles (USA)
2011 “5to Festival Internacional de Animación de Montevideo” (Uruguay)
2011 “Festival Internacional de Animación de Medellín” (Colombia)
2011 “CineToro Festival Internacional de Experimentación” (Colombia)
2011 “Kuandu International Animation Festival” (Taiwan)