2 page response paper about any legal or ethical issues the artist has experienced (or could potentially experience, based on what you saw in the documentary).
The documentary is a 2017 filf titled, “Residente’ The film is free (Xumo Play), in english, less than two hours long.
I’ve watched this film, have followed this artist extensively and eben have the topic to write about. I just need someone to put it together. Simple.
Topics:
– Censorship and Freedom of speech:
Direct Q from the film: “I was censored in my own country. I couldn’t perform there for almost 4 years. I wasn’t played on the radio and I received death threats. I wasn’t selling records but somehow my audience kept growing. ”
-Representation/ Booking (How the artist is managed.):
Direct Q from the film: “Together with my brother, I started a band. Without any business knowledge I got the band some business, and in less than a year, we had already won three Grammys. In total, I’ve won 25.”
– Ethical Dilemas in artist expression:
This artist is highly unconventional and ecclectic. The whole film centers around his journey to discover ‘himself’ after taking a DNA test. The premise is that he travels to all these regions that he discovers are part of his DNA and finds inspiration. That’s not really a norm- analyze the potential ethical inplications of that. Ex: Cultural appropriation, artis vision vs cultural and political sensibility, etc.
There’s a moment in the film where he is in china and ends up finding a singer in a bar. That’s not typically how artist source talent.
Direct Q from the film: “I wanted to make music in different parts of the world because I needed the voices of the world to tell their own story. ”
– Privacy and Personal safety.
This artist is broadcasting such an intimate journey- speak on the potential implications of that. How socialy consciounce can one be as a public figure? Does it humanize the artist?
-Disability: This artist it very open regarding his ADHD. I also have ADHD. I think this is an important piece when you tie it to artist success.
Direct Q from the film: “Being impulsive, I managed to become the reflection of all that affected me as an artist. Speaking my mind without much thinking got me into a lot of trouble.” and “I made many impulsive decisions like, leaving my band of 10 years, when we were at our peak so I could start from scratch. ”
Feel free to identify any other topics drawn from the film.
This quote should open the refelction paper: “I had found a map where ethnicities, customs and languages came together without any problem. We are microscopically invisible relative to the history of time. But we are part of one single map, of one great moment. And wishing the great moments, we are all equally small.”
