Death in Arizona

2014 autobiographical film by Tin Dirdamal

Death in Arizona

Film poster

Directed by| Tin Dirdamal
Written by| Tin Dirdamal
Produced by| Julio Chavezmontes
Tin Dirdamal
Cinematography| Tin Dirdamal
Edited by| Ramón Cervantes
Music by| Jorge Marrón

Production
companies

PIANO, Tranvía

Release dates

* 31 January 2014 (2014-01-31) (Mexico City)
* November 2015 (2015-11)

Running time

| 73 minutes
Country| Mexico

Death in Arizona is a 2014 autobiographical documentary film by Tin Dirdamal about his return to the empty home of a former lover.[1][2]

## Synopsis

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Tin Dirdamal returns for answers to an old apartment in Bolivia where he used to live with his lost love. While Tin spends his days in there, watching how time passes by outside the windows, he imagines a post apocalyptic story of what he sees happening in the street.[citation needed]

## Release

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Death in Arizona was part of the official selection at international festivals such as Visions du Réel International Film Festival Nyon,[3] Taiwan Documentary Film Festival, Guanajuato International Film Festival and Morelia International Film Festival.

## Reception

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The film was described by Paolo Moretti, former artistic director of the Cannes Film Festival Directors' Fortnight, as a "futuristic and very personal documentary",[4] "visionary",[3] "(a) contemplative film about a filmmaker's lost love"[5] and a "hypnotic Doc Mix(ing) Sci-Fi with a Story of Heartbreak in the Bolivian Highlands".[6]

## References

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1. ^ "Tin Dirdamal on What Inspired Him to Make His Film 'Death in Arizona' - sundance.org". 13 July 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
2. ^ Indiewire (28 July 2011). "indieWIRE's Project of the Day: Personal Romantic Doc "Death in Arizona"". IndieWire. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
3. ^ a b "Death in Arizona – Films". Visions du Réel (in French). Retrieved 26 December 2023.
4. ^ Film-documentaire.fr. "Death in Arizona". www.film-documentaire.fr (in French). Retrieved 26 December 2023.
5. ^ "Muerte en Arizona (en) | Cinelatino". cinelatino.fr. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
6. ^ Vargas, Andrew S. (8 July 2016). "This Hypnotic Doc Mixes Sci-Fi with a Story of Heartbreak in the Bolivian Highlands". Remezcla. Retrieved 26 December 2023.

## External links

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* Death in Arizona at IMDb
* Tin Dirdamal on What Inspired Him to Make His Film ‘Death in Arizona’ on Sundance Institute
* Death in Arizona on Morelia International Film Festival