[Chattanooga Film Festival Review] LANDLOCKED

Nightmarish Conjurings
by Amylou Ahava

Film theorist Walter Benjamin put a lot of importance on the use of video recorders because the machine could reveal hidden moments or aspects of everyday life. The use of close-ups, slow-mo, and other features allow us to scrutinize our surroundings in a way we never could before. But also, while the camera could preserve the familiar, at the same time, it can make the images unfamiliar. Home videos play an exciting part in so many lives. While the intention of these recordings is to capture precious moments in time, the results often become a form of unreality.

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