Two directors mail each other films instead of letters. Yes, really.
The exhibition 'The Complete Letters' features epistolary works defined by cinematographic creation. This is an experimental communication format used between pairs of film directors. Although each director is situated in a location geographically distant from that of their partner, they are united by their willingness to share ideas and reflections on all that motivates their work. Within this space of freedom, the directors featured in the exhibition examine their affinities and differences, within an environment of mutual respect and simultaneity of interests and with notable formal variants established in each of the correspondences.
Direction
Dual authorship creates fascinating formal tension between two distinct sensibilities
Writing
Filmmaking as epistolary form—meta in the best way possible
Director
Isaki Lacuesta
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This film emerged from a Barcelona-Madrid exhibition series pairing international directors in visual correspondence, predating our Zoom-era obsession with remote collaboration.
Kawase had just won the Grand Prix at Cannes for 'The Mourning Forest' two years prior; this project captures her at peak reflective confidence, essentially teaching a masterclass in real-time.
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