There he sits proudly on his beautiful motorbike which he would never loan to anyone. He is certain that he alone can explore the jungle. A playful re-enactment with reversed roles that takes aim at the hubris of the colonial conquerors.
Motorcyclist’s Happiness Won’t Fit Into His Suit
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“Gabriel Herrera paints a nonconformist picture of the Spanish conquest of Indigenous lands, set in modern context. The relationship between new and ancient, modernity and nature is put into a play of reversed roles.”
“Gabriel Herrera paints a nonconformist picture of the Spanish conquest of Indigenous lands, set in modern context. The relationship between new and ancient, modernity and nature is put into a play of reversed roles.”
Gabriel Herrera
Biography
The filmmaker and video artist was born in Mexico. He studied film at the Escuela Nacional de Artes Cinematográficas in Mexico City and at the Polish National Film School in Łódź. He has made several short films and video works. He currently lives in Mexico where he is taking a doctorate in film theory while teaching film and making social documentaries. He is also developing his debut feature film.
Filmography
- First Movement For 20 Men In an Empty Room – 2008 – short film
- Word Puzzle For an Empty House – 2009
- Holes – 2013
- How to Reach God Through Proper Exercising – 2016 – short film
- A Boat – 2017
- Motorcyclist’s Happiness Won’t Fit Into His Suit – 2021 – short film
