SYCORAX

Melding Piñero’s love of Shakespeare and of meta-fictionalizing his masterpieces, with Patiño’s fascination towards landscapes and of fictionalized realities, “Sycorax” showcases what both best of what the Argentine and Galician filmmakers have to offer, while seamlessly blending their leitmotifs to form an integral and cohesive work of art. Shot in the Azores (and what better editor than Jorge Jacome to piece such landscapes together!), the directors’ first joint work out of a planned series gives agency to one of Shakespeare lesser-known characters, freeing her of her role as a mere foil to the protagonist, Prospero. In this process of searching for an unprofessional actress for the role of Sycorax that makes for the film’s narrative pretext, the mythological being that entrapped Ariel finally gains her voice. (Flavia Dima)