Plot Summary:Carefully shot in black and white, All Things Were Now Overtaken by Silence is a meditation on the filming of a strange play: a fascinating monologue by actress, director, performance artist and political activist Jesusa Rodriguez of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz's poem First I Dream.
ALL THINGS WERE NOW OVERTAKEN BY SILENCE is a film about the filming of a play. The play is monologue BY Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz's poem First I Dream. We see the actress Jesusa Rodríguez patiently waiting between shots as the director and crew decide shots, moving lights and placing the camera. The film is a meditation on filmmaking and its process.