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A Camera On My Lap

Filmed with a phone camera during the lockdown in South Africa, one filmmaker contemplates creating within a place that never changes. The documentary focuses on her home, La Casa Azul, a tribute to Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Kahlo was his source of inspiration when he became disabled during the turf wars in Cape Town in 1966. The documentary reflects on representation in cinema and responds to the challenge of creative creation during the pandemic.

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Filmed with a phone camera during the lockdown in South Africa, one filmmaker contemplates creating within a place that never changes. The documentary focuses on her home, La Casa Azul, a tribute to Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Kahlo was his source of inspiration when he became disabled during the turf wars in Cape Town in 1966. The documentary reflects on representation in cinema and responds to the challenge of creative creation during the pandemic.

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