I Who Will Always Be Yours
Duration of the film. Length: 14.46 mins
A call from a mysterious past lover brings up old memories of Copenhagen. She needs his help to finish her new film, but he left that world long time ago. Will he be able to face his past life again? A self-portray shot with an old cellphone, a “digital diary”, dealing with love, memories, time and space.
Short synopsis
A call from a mysterious past lover brings up old memories of Copenhagen. She needs his help to finish her new film, but he left that world long time ago. I Who Will Always Be Yours is a “digital diary” dealing with love, memories, time and space.
Biography of the director
Maximilien Acuña is a filmmaker and film editor, born in Montevideo (Uruguay) and raised in Milan (Italy). He holds a MFA in Film, from HDK-Valand Academy of Arts and Design in Gothenburg (Sweden). Max’ work revolves around themes such as loneliness, alienation and incommunicability versus closeness, love, and connection.
Artist Statement
Maximilien Acuña deals with themes such as loneliness, alienation and incommunicability versus closeness, love, and connection. During his research, Maximilien Acuña has been exploring how to create a closeness between his subjects, himself, and his audience – in and through the images he puts forward. In his search for a language, he created multiple short films at a high pace. He developed a highly personal, dreamy, and poetic film language, all shot with an old digital phone. Which he describes as ‘digital diaries’.
