The Glass Wall
TITLE
The Glass Wall
DIRECTOR
Dora García
COUNTRY
Belgium
YEAR
2003
DURATION
30′
GENRE
Experimental
The Glass Wall
In The Glass Wall, two girls are in permanent contact with each other through an electronic answering machine. Without any visual contact or prior knowledge they begin to sound out each other through questions and fantasy images. Slowly, without giving it further thought, their curiosity evolves into a meticulous role-play. The camera keeps after one of the girls and it witnesses an unravelling game of manipulation and sexual tension. Tinges, the sensation of the unknown are tightened into an understanding bond; manipulator and victim grow closer to one another.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Dora García
Dora García (born 1965, Valladolid, Spain) is a Spanish contemporary artist and filmmaker whose multidisciplinary practice encompasses experimental film, video, performance, installation, and text. Her work explores the boundaries between reality and fiction, often examining questions of control, freedom, identity, and the relationship between performer and audience. García studied Fine Arts at the University of Salamanca and at the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam. Since the late 1990s, she has developed a body of work that frequently combines scripted situations, performance, and moving image. Her films include The Breathing Lesson (2001), The Deviant Majority (2010), The Joycean Society (2013), Segunda Vez (2018), and Amor Rojo (2024). Her work has been presented internationally at major exhibitions and festivals, including the Venice Biennale, documenta, Manifesta, and the Sydney and São Paulo Biennials. In 2011, she represented Spain at the 54th Venice Biennale. In 2021, she was awarded Spain’s National Award for Plastic Arts in recognition of her innovative and interdisciplinary artistic practice.
- DirectorDora García
- Screenplay
- Cinematography
- Cast
- Editing
- Producer/s Dora García
- Production Company
- Distributor/s
- Project TitleThe Glass Wall
- Project Type Experimental
- Completion Date01 Jan 2003
- Country of originBelgium
- Country of filmingBelgium
- LanguageFrench
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student ProjectNo
Dora García
Dora García (born 1965, Valladolid, Spain) is a Spanish contemporary artist and filmmaker whose multidisciplinary practice encompasses experimental film, video, performance, installation, and text. Her work explores the boundaries between reality and fiction, often examining questions of control, freedom, identity, and the relationship between performer and audience. García studied Fine Arts at the University of Salamanca and at the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam. Since the late 1990s, she has developed a body of work that frequently combines scripted situations, performance, and moving image. Her films include The Breathing Lesson (2001), The Deviant Majority (2010), The Joycean Society (2013), Segunda Vez (2018), and Amor Rojo (2024). Her work has been presented internationally at major exhibitions and festivals, including the Venice Biennale, documenta, Manifesta, and the Sydney and São Paulo Biennials. In 2011, she represented Spain at the 54th Venice Biennale. In 2021, she was awarded Spain’s National Award for Plastic Arts in recognition of her innovative and interdisciplinary artistic practice.
