Magical Realism: Embracing the Absurdity of Latin America | Andrés Hermida | TEDxColegioBolivar

It’s been said that art is a time capsule of history, but what happens in a globalized culture? Andres Hermida argues for a return to absurdity in Colombian filmmaking, focusing on the joys and anxieties of Latin America, in order to feel the real magic.
18-year-old Andrés Hermida’s early passions were film, poetry, theater, music, photography, social services and art. He attended film school in his freshman year of high school which led to the participation of other thirteen film project credits. He has his own film club to watch movies and a poetry club.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@andresmora5192]

Pedro Páramo by the Mexican writer Juan Rulfo is one of the masterpieces of Latin American literature, it is considered the novel that inaugurated the literary subgenre of "Magical Realism in Latin America". Juan Rulfo's work finally gave me the path I was looking for to continue with my books,” Colombian Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez confessed in an interview.

[@debbeylukas5872]

I can’t believe more people haven’t seen this, it’s brilliant. Is he really only 18?

[@Zehahahaa]

I agree a hundred percent, I am mexican and have traveled to Brazil and Venezuela, all I can say this: our world is surreal art wants to see it

[@andresf.hermida5529]

I am happy to hear that! Let the world know our worth, but let us know our worth first

[@JustxLaLa]

That was an inspirational speech, I learned more about Latin Culture and Magical Realism. Taking my problems and turning them into Art, is something I will definitely do. Thank you, even though this was an assignment from my English 1C class to watch this video I am glad that I did.

[@Lauren-cu6ht]

Wow, I had no idea that is how cumbia came to be about! This talk is wonderful.

[@nortesur9504]

Hi andres, I watched your ted talk and I loved your presentation. I don't get why your speech hasn't more views..Anyway, I'm from cali colombia but I live so far away from home pursuing my dream to being a writer someday.. Suerte amigo mio...

[@Rompf123]

Awesome!! Great presentation!!

[@josecastillo1338]

Super nice presentation

[@mariovanegas4166]

Beautifully said!

[@sukanyadev7526]

Through this video, I understood what magical realism actually is, how it emerged and what was the purpose of it.

[@andresf.hermida5529]

It brings me great joy to know I was able to express that, thank you very much!

[@ihatedogs5467]

CAP?

[@ihatedogs5467]

My man capping

[@evelynpina7180]

@@ihatedogs5467 how is it cap lol

[@athf4ever780]

@@ihatedogs5467how?

[@jackdonovan4371]

There are not a lot of comments, but nonetheless this was great

[@keniasorayalizsolarte7727]

gracias ve

[@belenaguilar1348]

reality surpasses fiction

[@patodlmm]

fiction comes from reality

[@alexhood2886]

Belen Aguilar yeah but as shown in magical realism there are multiple levels or aspect of reality some as which isn't obvious and you didn't even know was even possible, probable and was even real thing that exists and also magical realism Isn't only form of literature that can do that so do southern Gothic literature,metafiction,suburban Gothic literature,urban Gothic literature,southern Ontario Gothic literature,Lovecraftian horror literature,Cosmic horror literature,dystopian literature as well.

[@joemansfield6352]

im doing this for english homework

[@leslieaguirre485]

LMFAO SAME

[@mitchmassacre]

LMFAO SAME

[@sakehiyama4392]

@@mitchmassacre SAME LOL

[@evelynpina7180]

same but i don't get it

[@evelynpina7180]

@@leslieaguirre485 same but im confused :(

[@practiseyourenglishstepbys7533]

This speaker keeps using the word 'absurdity' without giving examples. Can anybody give me some examples so that I don't have to start guessing and probably getting it wrong?

[@andresf.hermida5529]

Hi, I am Andres Hermida. I just acknowledged that mistake, thank you for the remark!

[@andresf.hermida5529]

Some examples of the absurdity of Latin America could be one time where a man claimed he was a vampire and got surgery to turn his teeth into fangs. He changed his bed for a coffin and started to sleep inside of it. Also, he stopped going out on day and only at night. He then claimed he had a dream where a clown arrived and kill his vampire personality. He is a real man and now lives dedicated to be a clown at children's parties. This is one example. Hope it gives a clearer idea.

[@DarkAngelEU]

@@andresf.hermida5529 That sounds like a fiction in and of itself. Wow. Much more fascinating than all the child molesters and xenophobia we have in Belgium. The weirdest thing you'll find here are our politics.

[@felipealonso7859]

This pandemia has shown certain fibers of society that result absurd to me: there's a lot people, here in Mexico, that still doesn't believe in Covid, even one old famous acress wrotte some _absurd_ claims in twitter, there was one fumigation center that was attacked by the community, because they believed they were spreading Covid, and there's other cases I think. In terms of public security we're living very _absurd_ times too. Really, is insane what we pass for "normal" where I live. There's some stories . . . But anyways I'm digressing. Latin America is a complicated place made from very fragmented realities.

[@yarelilabrada3808]

@@andresf.hermida5529 Hey i was wondering what the central idea of your topic would be ?

[@johannlop1076]

Why is he speaking English? This is in Cali Colombia... so what’s the point of this? Everybody speaks Spanish there.

[@Studiosmediamilk]

English is the first language on earth, maybe there were foreigners or they simply wanted it to have more reach to different cultures.

[@skelterhelter7793]

This presentation isn't for his home town. He's selling his soul

[@mellamotina5100]

@@Studiosmediamilk where did u hear that? The first languages were aboriginal peoples dialect.

[@rjmoney9]

@@mellamotina5100 that’s not what they mean by “first language”, they don’t mean the oldest language, they mean the most international language, the language that is most likely to find an audience across cultural boundaries It has the most speakers and has a far wider cross-cultural speaker base than languages like Chinese. English has waaaay more non-native speakers than any other language, so it is preferred for institutions like TED that want to reach people around the world

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