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CAST
DOLANN MARIE ADAMS
as the SIboney Mother
ZION BERNARD FERGUSON
as the SIboney Baby Girl
JOSHUA BERNARD FERGUSON
as Native Boy 1
URIEL BERNARD FERGUSON
as Native Boy 2
ELIAS BERNARD FERGUSON
as Native Girl and Elegua
ISAIAH BERNARD FERGUSON
as Native Boy 3 |
RAFAEL BERNARD FERGUSON
as Native Teenage Boy
CASEY HUGHES
as the Conquistador
RUBEN HORNILLO RODRIGUEZ
as the voice of Bartolomé de Las Casa
LILI BERNARD
introductory narration
MICKEY BERNARD FERGUSON
as the Wolf
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Above: Still frame from the work, image of my son, Joshua Bernard Ferguson |
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Image to the Right: "Difference” |
Digital Photograph of Video Stills, 38"x22" |
© 2011 Lili Bernard |
Available for Purchase |
This composition is comprised of video stills from my short film/video art/docudrama entitled “The Legacy of Christopher Columbus, A Short Account in Technicolor: Memory One of Ceiba de Cuba De Sus Raíces”
The work pertains to my indigenous Cuban lineage. It is based on eye-witness accounts, published by the 16th Century Spanish Dominican priest, Bartolomé De Las Casas, in his book, A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies.
I deliberately included the computer monitor in the composition to reflect the presence of the ancestors in modern life. The idea of placing two stills on top of one another is to evoke narrative thought, question and memory. I created this series of compositions by snapping digital photographs of the computer monitor in which I had paused the video playing on it. I view the incidental "Pause" as an ancestral sign for us to stop, remember and record how it realy happened, for truth's sake.
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| COMMENTS ON THE SHORT FILM: |
" . . . amazingly rich, compelling, and dynamic work." -- John Ramirez, Executive Director, Reel Rasquache Art & Film Festival / Professor of Media Studies at California State University Los Angeles
" Brilliant and fearless. The truth." -- Franklin L. Ferguson, Jr., Esq., Civil Rights Attorney, Law Office of Franklin L. Ferguson, Jr., Los Angeles, CA
" Wow - fearless for sure. Quite visceral - takes no prisoners. Also, from a purely technical level, I'm quite impressed by the quick-cut editing, the visual effects, costumes, and all the planning that must have been necessary to get those shots ." -- Dan Rodriguez, Musician, Clifton, NJ
"Great work. I only wish something like this would be shown to students on Columbus Day.. " -- Jong Ho Lee, Esq., Law Office of Jong Ho Lee, Los Angeles, CA
"Fantastic!!!!!" -- Roger Schulte, Producer and Editor, Film432, New York, NY
"Holy s***! I sat transfixed! Absolutely brilliant! Short, sharp and shocking! Many congratulations LB. Amazing and polished piece of work. Absolutely magnificent job LB. Sheer genius." -- Omar Hosein, Attorney/CEO, A1 Casting (Elstree Film Studios, UK), London, UK
"Let the truths be told! BRAVO LILI BRAVO!!!" Lucien Fiiyer-Smith & Annmarie MAcy, Art Collectors
"Gruesome but it is the truth. Something too many do not like to talk about. It makes me think. Good work Lili" -- Joel Castellanos |
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Sunday, May 15, 2011, 6:00 pm |
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Regency Academy 6 Cinemas, Pasadena, CA |
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Sponsored by Sony Pictures, The Walt Disney Company, Latin Heat Entertainment and California State University Los Angeles
Official Selection: Featured Short in Program 10
Program 10 Admission Fee: $30-- Includes 2 films (this short and a 99 min feature film), Award Ceremony and Gala Reception
The Legacy of Christopher Columbus, A Short Account in Technicolor: Memory One of Ceiba de Cuba, De Sus Raíces © 2011 Lili Bernard
WARNING: Viewer discretion advised. Some scenes contain graphic reenactments of genocide, including dismemberment.
" . . . amazingly rich, compelling, and dynamic work."
-- John Ramirez, Executive Director, Reel Rasquache Art & Film Festival /
Professor of Media Studies at California State University Los Angeles
Synopsis: A brief dramatization of Bartolomé de Las Casas' testimonial account of the Spanish Conquest of the New World
Category: Short Film / Video-Art / Docudrama
Written, directed, filmed and edited by
LILI BERNARD
Afro-Cuban Batás Drums solo composed
and performed by
MELENA
All quotes taken from the book
A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies
Written in 1545 by
BARTOLOME DE LAS CASAS
Running Time: 6:51 mins
Year Completed: 2011
Produced by
LILI BERNARD
In honor of the
ANCESTORS
Filmed on location in Los Angeles and Malibu, California.
No one was hurt, injured or mistreated, during the filming of this work.
World Premiere Screening: 2011 Reel Rasquache Art & Film Festival, Official Selection, Program 10 Featured Short, Sunday, May 15, 2011, 6:00 pm, Regency Academy 6 Cinemas, Pasadena, California Film Festival Website: http://www.reelrasquache.org/ |
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COMMENTS ON THE SHORT FILM (Continued):
" . . . Viseral and brilliant." -- Eleanore Dailly, Esq. Film Producer, Los Angeles, CA
"Wow!. Estoy impresionado." -- Enric Viñals, Project Manager and Designer, Javea, Spain
"Another case in history of (de facto) genocide. it can't be denied." -- José P. Rodriguez, PhD, Physics Proffessor, California State University Los Angeles
"Great work Lili! xoxo" - Sira Perez Briñas,Princeton Jct., NJ |
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