- A code to dismantle racism.
William Sabourin O'Reilly was happy. Color Code, Memories are a cultural event of great significance in Havana and Santiago de Cuba. This is a documentary that approaches the topic of racism and its social impact from a historical point of view.
«For a long time, we had wanted to carry out this project with Lescay, since the first time we talked about it. I can now say that it is a very objective view on racial discrimination: how it was before, in the 50s in Santiago de Cuba, and how it is today», explains William Sabourin.
«I have to thank the members of my team; we have been one person in the process. I also have to thank Lescay, whose work moves me very much and makes him a teacher.»
Earlier, William Sabourin gave us Old Orleans, another documentary that contains the harrowing images captured by a camera which he saved during his hard and early years in the United States. This work shows the painful thrill of a black city, devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
«I started taking photos and shared them with friends to hear their views. But each passing hour filming flooded streets, made me aware that I was an exceptional character. It is true that thereafter it was all very different in my professional life.»
In about half an hour, Colour Code, Memories, produced by the Foundation Caguayo with Bryan Bailey and Antonia Zennaro, weaves paradoxical, dramatic, sometimes tearing, stories. It intertwines them with simple physical theories and artistic concepts on color of the environment.
The work has been recognized by its freshness in addressing a complex issue such as racism and also by its exquisite visual language. It uses color as a narrative strategy and combines it with eloquent images from the archive.
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