Artist bio

We are a group made up of friends, colleagues from the TV department and videographers in the church we attend, With the support of Xperimenta contemporary art workshop (Space for dialogue, study, analysis and creation of contemporary visual arts) -Actress Nefesh Ordoñez: My name is Keren Nefesh Ordoñez Roldán, I am 20 years old, Guatemalan, I am currently studying a degree in biological chemistry, I am a musician, cameraman and videographer. I have participated in musical recitals and in a television program as a violinist and singer, I have also collaborated in plays performed in Casa de Dios church I attend First time participating in the production of short films as an actress, this experience led me to learn more about myself, and to be able to carefully observe that God manifests himself in different ways in everything that surrounds us day by day.- - Editing Hugo Calvillo: My name is Hugo Calvillo, I am 37 years old, I was born in San Juan Sacatepéquez Guatemala, my academic background is in accounting and finance. My background in art is as a broadcast cameraman and video production and editing. - - Music and sound mix Isaiah Ordoñez: Hello, my name is Isaías de Jesús Ordoñez Roldán and they call me Isaiah. I am currently 22 years old and on August 21 I will be 23 years old. I'm a musician, sound engineer and hobby photographer. I do photography as a hobby, since I don't dedicate myself 100% to this but I do like it. I have been in music for eleven years since I played my first instrument (a piano) but it all started when I was eight years old when I discovered that music has a great versatility to transmit feelings through sounds, it seems like a joke, but no, and it is that my My first song on this instrument was little star, I have played in places like: Canal 27 and Casa De Dios. I have been working in sound for 4 years, starting at Casa de Dios where I am currently a sound engineer and my function as such is to monitor the musicians of this place, this complemented my musical talent because I learned recording techniques and the tools that are needed to be able to create digital music and be able to launch it on platforms, in my room I managed to set up a Home Studio, in this is my first keyboard, the one that reminds me of where I started and motivates me to keep going.- - Photography and assistant Mauricio Rojas: Jónathan Mauricio Rojas López, known as Mauricio. He was born in Guatemala City on May 18, 2001, he is a young apprentice and servant of Christ Jesus, Graduated from Industrial Bachelor and Expert in Graphic Arts in 2019, he is currently expanding his knowledge in the field of videography from the year 2021. Since childhood he showed artistic signs through pencil drawing which he has been perfecting over the years. He really enjoys environments surrounded by nature. - - Director and script: Alejandro Noriega Visual artist, his work ranges from abstract painting in its beginnings, later he ventured with digital technology techniques, works created from the computer in the 90s, he will continue working with techniques and media such as the intervention of public spaces, performance, installation, dance. and real-time video, video art, photography, videography and other media from early 2000 to date. His work has won awards such as: 2020. Honorable Mention, short film “Ephesians 6: 10-20, Engage Art Contest USA. 2012. First place of design, Monument to work, INMACO, Guatemala- 1992. First Place (Gold Glyph), Painting, VII Paiz Art Biennial, Guatemala – 1987. Third place Engraving Category. National School of Plastic Arts, Guatemala. His work has been exhibited internationally in: 2021. Short film “Ephesians 6: 10-20, Engage Art Contest USA 2020. Intervolution, Xperimenta, peopleartfactory.com 2016. Contemporary art from Guatemala/Imago mundi/Italy 2016. Imago world, Venice Biennale Italy 2016. Contemporary Guatemala, Art All Night, Embgt. Washington, US. 2015. Art against oblivion, Photographic Strip. Santiago Missions, Paraguay. 2014. Star dust, (Intervention), Boadilla de rio seco, Spain. 2014. Central America and Panama Art, Northern Trust, Miami USA. 2010. I love you, I hate you, without you I cannot live, AHAVI, Tegucigalpa Honduras. 2004. GuateRica, National Gallery. Costa Rican Center for Science and Culture, San José, Costa Rica. 2000. Contemporary Painting of Guatemala, Salon of the Mexican Plastic Arts, Mexico City. 2000. City of Coyoacán Mexico DF 2000. City of Tehuacan, Puebla. Mexico 2000. Oaxaca City, Mexico 2000. Veracruz City, Mexico 2000. City of Jalapa, Mexico. 2000. Carmen City, Campeche, Mexico 1994. International Painting Festival, Cagnes Sur Mer. France. 1991. Guatemalan Contemporary Painting, University of Maine. USA He has participated in more than 150 exhibitions in Guatemala, Costa Rica, Spain, the United States of America, France, Honduras, Italy, Mexico, Paraguay and Venice. In the last twelve years he founded and has directed: I love you I don't hate you without you I can't live; (year 2010 to date, contemporary art exhibitions where artists of all means of expression participate). Xperimenta (experimental contemporary art workshop from 2016 to date).

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Title

La salida - The exit

Medium/Genre

Drama

Artist Statement

Ariana, a young woman, will find herself in the midst of the harsh reality of the pandemic that began in 2020 due to the covid 19 virus, most countries in the world were strongly affected, each country took different measures, in Guatemala it was touch of is left over.

This type of confinement generated strong effects due to isolation, stress, depression, emptiness, loss and more.

For Ariana it was living in the living room of her house where she completely secluded herself and taking care of everything; always every day and right there, sleep, eat, study online, etc. Seeking to fill her emptiness, she draws a young woman inside a glass jar, reflecting herself in this time; work that she does not finish.

Her way of communicating and having a relationship with others was the cell phone where she found out the news and it was her means of contact with other people, this led her to moments of anger, rage and sadness, tired and exhausted from the same routine for months to what seemed to be no hope, suddenly he receives some messages, a couple of texts that he reads, they are biblical quotes from Ephesians 6 10-20 that speak of the spiritual battle, this reading makes him reflect on what he has lived and that the great ingrained fear could free him with the shield of faith and the helmet of salvation. This reflection has inspired him and he decides to go out spiritually wearing these shields symbolized in a shirt and cap respectively, he puts them on and goes on his way to look for one of his favorite places, that one, where he will meet again with a paradisiacal landscape in the nature of his country

How it fits into contest

The short film symbolizes in a contemporary way the coexisting spiritual battle in daily life, there are many ways in which it manifests itself causing harmful effects, this type of hostility that may not be perceived rationally; if it may be possible to identify it spiritually by the way it operates presenting itself in thoughts and in strange events of everyday life, which cause emotional and physical consequences.

The exit could be the story of many people in this time of confinement in which confinement caused the desire to flee and isolate themselves, as if locked inside a jar, not wanting contact with people for fear of contagion; adding at the same time panic attacks due to the uncertainty of the future, and more profoundly due to the lack of communion with others.

The story visualizes the effect that the word can cause when it is exposed and received with faith, its liberating result is the one that gives peace, hope, it is also capable of instilling courage, expectation, strength and joy, healing the soul and leading the body itself to externalize its reconstructive effects to captive lives.

Credits

Créditos

Actriz
Nefesh Ordoñez

Fotografía
Hugo Calvillo
Mauricio Rojas
Alejandro Noriega

Música y banda sonora
Isaias Ordoñez

Edición
Hugo Calvillo

Asistente
Mauricio Rojas

Director ejecutivo
Inmer Lucero

Historia - Guion
Alejandro Noriega

Dirección
Alejandro Noriega

Agradecimientos especiales
Locación
Milton Hurtarte
Flor María Sosa

Xperimenta
Cine

Año
2022
Ciudad de Guatemala

Credits

Actress
Nefesh Ordoñez

Photography
Hugo Calvillo
Mauricio Rojas
Alejandro Noriega

Music and soundtrack
Isaias Ordoñez

Edition
Hugo Calvillo

Assistant
Mauricio Rojas

Executive Director
Inmer Lucero

Story - Script
Alejandro Noriega

Direction
Alejandro Noriega

Special thanks
location
Milton Hurtarte
Flor María Sosa

Xperimenta
Cine

Year
2022
Guatemala city

Music / Sound Sources

La musica y efectos especiales fueron creada por nuestro equipo

Transcript / Lyrics

1.
Efesios 6:10-20 (RVR 1960)
La armadura de Dios
10 Por lo demás, hermanos míos, fortaleceos en el Señor, y en el poder de su fuerza.
11 Vestíos de toda la armadura de Dios, para que podáis estar firmes contra las asechanzas del diablo.
12 Porque no tenemos lucha contra sangre y carne, sino contra principados, contra potestades, contra los gobernadores de las tinieblas de este siglo, contra huestes espirituales de maldad en las regiones celestes.
1.
Ephesians 6:10-20 (KJV 1960)

Armor of God
10 Finally, my brothers, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the wiles of the devil.
12 For we do not fight against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly realms.

2.
13 Por tanto, tomad toda la armadura
de Dios, para que podáis resistir en el día malo, y habiendo acabado todo, estar firmes.
14 Estad, pues, firmes, ceñidos vuestros lomos con la verdad, y vestidos con la coraza de justicia,
15 y calzados los pies con el apresto del evangelio de la paz.
16 Sobre todo, tomad el escudo de la fe, con que podáis apagar todos los dardos de fuego del maligno
17 Y tomad el yelmo de la salvación, y la espada del Espíritu, que es la palabra de Dios;

2.
13 Therefore take all the armor
of God, so that you can resist in the evil day, and having finished everything, be firm.
14 Stand firm therefore, having your loins girded with truth, and put on the breastplate of righteousness,
15 and feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace.
16 Above all, take the shield of faith, with which you can quench all the fiery darts of the evil one.
17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;

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