Teenage years are marred with rampant hormones, previously unknown desires, experimentation and trying to find a sense of self, all of which are present in Melina Valdez’s short Weapons and Their Names. A story amalgamated from her own experiences, sometimes overwhelming emotions and testing her boundaries as a filmmaker, her short reverberates with the energy of youth whilst being weighed down by swathes of adulthood as she navigates grief and loss. Shot on 16mm film to reflect the hazy paths of our memory with lucid scenes injected with magic realism offering up those surreal feelings we all experience as teenagers Weapons and Their Names manages to delicately broach a wide range of themes all as we sit in the claustrophobia of youth. After premiering the film at Sundance and touring festivals, Weapons and Their Names premieres on the pages of Dn today alongside our interview with Valdez where we...
- 5/7/2024
- by Sarah Smith
- Directors Notes
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