Arturo Aguilar's documentary «Do not touch» is an unobtrusive observation of the Hermitage visitors and their behavior. An unconventional approach to filmmaking is a distinctive feature of the director, and the soundtrack is another detail worth paying attention to.
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I HAVEN'T SENT THE FILM TO FILM FESTIVALS YET, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S GREAT TO HAVE A PREMIERE WHERE THE FILM WAS SHOT.
Project team
Director: Arturo Aguilar
Project Consultant: Luiz Renteria
Musical arrangement: Arturo Aguilar
Film Company: Futurr
Project Consultant: Luiz Renteria
Musical arrangement: Arturo Aguilar
Film Company: Futurr
Project partners
Mediacongress «The commonwealth of journalists»
State Hermitage Museum
State Hermitage Museum
— What are your expectations from the upcoming Forum?
I don't know for sure, but with everything that has happened this year, it will certainly be an opportunity to share our professional, creative and personal challenges that we encountered in order to continue doing what fills us with joy.
— How did you come up with an idea to shoot «Do not touch» at the Hermitage? Why exactly this topic? And what was the most difficult, exciting while shooting your film last year?
It involved two things at the same time, on the one side it was a recommendation from a friend who suggested that I should capture with the camera the elements in common among the works, in this case the hands. And on the other side at that time I was going through a creative «blockage», so I correlated both ideas to develop this kind of documentary essay, concerning the importance of the sense of touch in creative processes.
Arturo Aguilar
Documentary film director