Selected Film
* Winner Grand Jury Award for the International Short Film Competition Sheffield DocFest 2024 An uncontacted Amazonian community suffers from the decision of an extreme right-wing Brazilian politician to destroy their land, based on the idea that resources have increased in price because of the war in Ukraine, a war initiated by a totalitarian Russian president. An American environmentalist, after the decisions of the US government to continue with policies that will increase global warming, decides to self-inmolate to send a message, inspired by a Buddhist monk uprooted from his homeland years ago, for opposing both sides in the Vietnam War… these seemingly unconnected but internally dependent events on one another are broadcasted in Ecuador via Youtube under the gaze of the documentary filmmaker, who, when he leaves the screen, meets his 3-year-old son who marvels at the flowers growing in the garden. In this crossing of realities, a reflection on childhood and its innocence in a world threatened by human cruelty and climate change is interwoven.
Duration: 00:29:57
Country of Origin: Ecuador
Language: English, Spanish, Vietnamese
Director(s): José Cardoso
Writer(s):
Producer(s): Adrian Van Wyk, María Fernanda García
Key Cast: Vladímir Putin, Thích Nhất Hạnh, Seydú Cardoso, María García Freire, Wynn Alan Bruce, Jair Bolsonaro
Other Credits: Music: Boris Vian; Sound design: Jacobo Martínez