At a moment in time where there appears to be a discernible distance from the joie de vivre which we once knew, Olga de la Iglesia’s latest short-film, CHROMASCOPE, offers a solution of sorts to the bleak mood we may be experiencing. Rooted in her own journey of personal enlightenment, Iglesia explains how colour will play a subtly integral role in helping us find a brighter future.
The role of colour in Iglesia’s personal and artistic interpretation of life serves both metaphorically and literally—she makes no secret of the fact that this story comes from “having spent a long time in the darkness”. Strongly influenced by her three-year stay in the Caribbean, her perception of colours and their curative meaning serve as an emotional directive—colours are, after all, associative.
Iglesia’s narration offers the viewer an overview of her working method, as she explains how the shapes, textures and people that appear in her photography are all woven together by the “circumstance” of colour—despite the film’s short four-minute runtime, it wastes no time in communicating the importance that colour has played in adding purpose to her life.
Shot in New York City in the summer of 2019, the short allows us to discover the warmth of the Big Apple via Iglesia’s eyes. When light fills a void, both a literal and spiritual illumination occurs, and if CHROMASCOPE succeeds at anything, it reminds us of the role that colour has in affecting our emotions.
Watch ‘CHROMASCOPE’ as told by Olga de la Iglesia and directed by Gonzalo Hergueta below:
CREDITS
CHROMASCOPE as told by Olga de la Iglesia
Director: Gonzalo Hergueta
Writers: Gonzalo Hergueta & Alvaro Del Val
Cinematography: Javier Diaz
Editor: Alvaro Del Val
Producer: Elana Sasson
Graphic Design & Animation: Gonzalo Hergueta
All music from the Catalog of Tasty Morsels
Post-Production: The Bindery
Post-Producer: Jen Gothard
Sound design & Mix: Owen Shearer c/o Sonic Union
Colourist: Jenny Montgomery c/o Company 3
Colour producer: Alexandra Lubrano c/o Company 3
1st AD: Ignacio Hergueta
Poster illustrator: Phillida Cholmeley