Polvo October 2004

The Making of the DVFilm BURNT ORANGES
Directed, produced and narrated by Silvia Malagrino
OPENING FRIDAY October 1, 2004 from 6-10pm
Oct. 1 - Oct. 23, 2004

In this exhibition Malagrino offers an insight into the background and the making of her first documentary Burnt Oranges, expected to be released in the Spring of 2005.

Burnt Oranges is a feature-length dv documentary about the long-term effects and repercussions, personal and social, of Argentina's 1970's state terrorism. Juxtaposing a first person witness narration with interviews, documentary and re-created footage, issues of memory, historical time, identity, love, loss and accountability emerge.

The exhibition at Polvo features the screening of the fifteen-minute trailer from the film, photographs, and an array of documentation collected over the years including letters, newspaper clips, faxes, and magazines from different Argentine human rights organizations.

Silvia A. Malagrino is a Chicago-based artist, native of Buenos Aires, Argentina. She has exhibited throughout the United States, Latin America and Europe. Her works are included in the collections of the the Museum of the Art Institute of Chicago, La Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, France, and the Fundaçao Athos Bulçao, Brasilia, Brazil, among others. She is Associate Professor at The School of Art and Design of the University of Illinois, Chicago.

DONATE TO SUPPORT THE COMPLETION OF THE DVFilm: contact Silvia Malagrino