The politics of spatiality in experimental nonfiction cinema: Jonathan Perel’s ‘Toponimia’

Smith, Patrick Brian

Abstract

This article maps out the presence of a spatio-political tendency within a diverse corpus of experimental nonfiction films. Within such works urban/rural landscapes and spaces – typically presented through protracted, deep focus shots – become the central and structuring foci through which to deploy critiques of authoritarian state governance, global capitalism, and neoliberalist political hegemony. Using Argentinian filmmaker Jonathan Perel’s film TOPONIMIA (2015) as a case study, this article examines some of the political and aesthetic potentialities for this mode of film practice.

Citation

Smith, P. B. (2016). The politics of spatiality in experimental nonfiction cinema: Jonathan Perel’s ‘Toponimia’. #Journal not on list, 5(2), 49-71. https://doi.org/10.25969/MEDIAREP/3356

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 2016
• Deposit Date: Jan 22, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 24, 2024
• Journal: NECSUS: European Journal of Media Studies
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 49-71
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.25969/MEDIAREP/3356
• Publisher URL: https://mediarep.org/entities/article/47603406-dbbe-4105-bd37-09ec7581ca1c