Parked somewhere between the poetic and the anthropological. The film displays considerable wit and a casual structure. We drop in on fragments of conversations and small dollops of ambiance, but this approach results in a film that leaves a warm overall impression. Silva’s film seems to imply that he’s an impure filmmaker, a bastard child who draws on available traditions but weaves them into unexpected realms of experience.
Notes from a Bastard Child
Fern Silva
IndieLisboa 2008 • Laboratório
United States of America, Portugal, Documentary, 2007, 9′