The Man With The Bag

The films of Argentine-born Sebastiano Diaz-Morales combine poetry and social content in their depiction of strangely atmospheric predicaments. The running figure of The Man with the Bag seems pursued by the wind, harried by invisible assailants. The doubling of the image invites the viewer to identify both with victim and aggressor. Is Gregg Smith acting an immigrant crossing the vast Patagonian desert, or Man seeking to escape his own fears only to run into ever new obstacles? The repetition of the music underlines a sense of beginning over and over again, forever.