Parvati Magazine December 2014/January 2015: Consequence/Beginnings | Page 34

FILM

TRACKS

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o watch the movie “Tracks” is to find yourself immersed in a stunning, far-reaching rhythmic display of widescreen images that move from desolate arid landscapes, merciless
red rock, parched, desiccated earth and seemingly infinite sands, into the delicious and
succulent body of the ocean.
With the film’s powerful cinematography, viewers lose themselves in the midst of the timeless desert landscape of sprawling endurance, to then find themselves again amidst the
rich intimacy of a close-up of a ragged skirt hem, brushed by calloused feet in weatherworn sandals that drudgingly walk alongside the persevering hooves of camels. This powerful play of contrasts, expanse and constriction, beautifully mirrors the inner struggle that the
protagonist faces alone on her epic journey.