There are
directors who are used to the spotlights, the television cameras, the glamour of award ceremonies and the red carpets. Others stay firmly out of the limelight, quiet and somewhat alien to the
cinematographic maelstrom. They all however have
private moments when they shed their public image and show their natural side, relaxed or annoyed, thoughtful or carefree. It is not easy to catch them in this mode, when the shoot comes to an end, the camera is turned off and their professional facet is pushed into the background.
Photographer
Óscar Fernández Orengo has entered this area armed with his camera. He has gained access to the private world of several filmmakers in order to portray them without the filters. The result of his work can be viewed in the exhibition entitled
'Through my eyes', included in
ALCINE37's 'Contemporary voices' section. It can be visited at the
Cervantes Institute in Alcalá (C/ Libreros, 23) from the 8th of November to the 2nd of December.
Genesis of a project
Fernández Orengo's project started spontaneously. His studio,
'Ojo x Ojo', made the posters for
Agustín Villaronga's film
'El Mar'. They became goods friends and the resulting photographic sessions the first step in a long journey involving many famous names in Spanish cinema including
Marc Recha, Joaquin Jordá, Bigas Luna, Carlos Saura and Isabel Coixet.
The project's slow development was turned on its head when
ALCINE proposed its participation in their thirty seventh festival. Contacts with directors were speeded up and the camera became a witness to their everyday lives.
'Through my eyes' is a selection of images,
small potraits by an inveterate film buff, a mosaic of different and individual viewpoints. The work is not however over. Fernández Orengo's camera will continue making its
photographic documentary since there are many more episodes still to be captured.
