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The Camaguey Hustle
by Jacob Dwyer
2012, 12’ 47’’
Original Format: Full HD
Presented at Lo Schermo dell’arte Film Festival 2014
The Camaguey Hustle tells a tale of tourism in contemporary Cuba. The narrative describes an attempted hustle by the young locals of Camaguey against a group of visiting tourists. Understood as a reactivation of the cities original layout purpose (to trap pirates that would enter the maze-like “scribble” of winding streets), the position of the modern backpacker as an outsider, gleaning stories, images and experiences, is confused. This device exists amongst a combination of additional filters available to the filmmaker/tourist only on returning home.
Jacob Dwyer (Gran Bretagna, 1988). Born in London. Studied fine art at Newcastle University before receiving the AHRC studentship to complete an MA in Experimental Film at Kingston University, London. He has spent the last two years as an artist-in-residence at De Ateliers, Amsterdam, a city in which he continues to live, make work and contribute as a writer for Metropolis M. He has shown his work in screenings and exhibitions : Herrmann Germann Contemporary, Zurich, De Ateliers, Amsterdam, MAUVE, Wien, GENERATORprojects, Dundee (UK) and Mode, Istanbul.