LA PANTALLA ANDINA. DOCUMENTARY
2022 | Mónt.ON
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Editor & Post-production Coordinator: Júlia R.Aymar
Director & Screenwriter: Carmina Balaguer
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Produced in : Spain
Filmed in : Argentina
A Northwestern Argentinian teacher leads a mobile cinema crew to the most isolated school in the Jujuy high-altitude valleys, undergoing a 20-hour journey on foot in adverse conditions. Their arrival involves us in the high-altitude educational values, portraying the isolation in the Andean worlds and how communities engage with the earth. “The Andean Screen” is a poetic analogy between cinema and travel; a choral history spun by Silvina Velázquez, principal of the school, whose tenacity introduces a new paradigm for the women of the valleys.
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AWARDS:
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Best Culture and Nature Film at 14th BBK Mendi Film Bilbao-Bizkaia (Spain, December 2021).
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Best Documentary Short Jury Award at 24th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival de Texas (US, June 2022).
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Best Mountain Film at 13th Festival Internacional de Cinema de Cerdanya (Spain, August 2022).
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Honorable Mention at 18th Festival Internacional de Cine de los Derechos Humanos de Sucre (Bolivia, September 2022).
MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT:
https://www.coolt.com/artes/la-pantalla-andina-cine-3000-metros-altura_896_102.html