Pioneiros do vídeo e do cinema experimental na América Latina

Abstract

There is a lack of research and data on the history of creative video and experimental cinema in Latin America, specially on its “prehistory”, in other words, the period prior to the “official” appearance of experimental cinema and video art worldwide (1960s). This article aims to be a beginning of a long path towards a necessary restoration of a history still to be told. At the same time, we ask ourselves about what it can be an experimental work in a Latin American context and what differentiates it from the experiences made in other contexts.