Like many dreams, the contours of the place that will become a movie maker Desobediencia Perfecta was born at 3:00 am
Vanessa Martínez, 17, and Javier Martínez (not related), 18, two students in Guatemala City, Guatemala, stayed up all night talking last April about their love of cinema. They had just worked together on a short film Vanessa wrote about two lesbian teenagers falling in love and dealing with the weight of religious trauma, which prompted the friends to think about how to bring together communities. artists together in an integrated space to create more artwork on these films. object.
Together with a mutual friend, 18-year-old Sebastián Aldana, they founded Desobediencia Perfecta, with a mission to uncover the stories of middle-class and homosexual Guatemalans.
The members of the collective are scattered across Guatemala and around the world, so much of their collaboration takes place online. On the first day the group was able to gather live at the Lux Theater in Guatemala City, photographer Juan Brenner was on hand to capture the moment. “We explored the entire theater that day, all its corners. We even climbed onto the roof,” says Javier. “The thing we did the most that day was hug each other.” (All interviews have been translated from Spanish.)
In addition to spaces like Lux, a large Art Deco theater in the historic district of Guatemala City, young filmmakers also meet at each other’s homes or in local parks to rehearse and film.
“It is great to find people who not only share the same passion but also quality people, great people with mutual respect,” he said. Sofia laser, 18on the left.
The core of the group is “the desire not to be defeated and to prove that art can be made anywhere,” says Vanessa. “It’s okay to have nowhere to do it, because we’re going to create our own places.”
Most of the collective’s 14 members grew up in conservative Catholic families, but many of them no longer practice the religion. Instead, they found solace and chose family through art.
