White Walls Say Nothing

In the Argentinian capital of Buenos Aires, political and social activism converge with street art to create a powerful combination of action, resistance, and beauty in the face of horror and hardship.

White Walls Say Nothing is a feature-length documentary 
about art and activism in the streets of Buenos Aires.  
                                                        
Buenos Aires is a complex, chaotic city.                
It has European style and a Latin American heart.       
It has oscillated between dictatorship and democracy    
for over a century, and its citizens have barely known  
political or economic stability.                        
                                                        
Throughout Buenos Aires' turbulent history, successive  
generations of activists and artists have taken to the  
streets to express themselves, through words and through
art. This has given the walls a powerful and symbolic   
role. They have become the city's voice.                
                                                        
This powerful tradition of expression in public space;  
of art and activism, has made the streets of Buenos     
Aires into a riot of colour and communication.          
                                                        
Stylised painted propaganda vies for attention with     
advertising billboards. Sprayed messages declare love   
for football teams, people and political ideals.        
Graffiti writers have tagged every wall and shutter,    
and in recent years street art has flourished bringing  
vibrant works to every corner of the city.              
                                                        
These layers of paint tell the story of this unique     
form of expression.                                     
                                                        
The walls of Buenos Aires talk.                         
"White Walls Say Nothing" is a film which reveals how   
much they can tell us.