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WATERS OF PASTAZA

EnvironmentFilmsInternational

31.03 / 21:30

Vendôme

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02.04 / 21:00

Vendôme

Synopsis

Isolated in the Amazon rainforest lives a community of children in deep intimacy with the nature around. Between the waters of the Pastaza River and the top of the trees, these kids run their daily lives almost autonomously and with a strong sense of collaboration.

Credits

Director:

Inês T. Alves

Production:

Oublaum Filmes

Cinematography:

Inês T. Alves

Sound:

Giorgio Gristina

Editing:

Inês T. Alves

Year:

2022

Duration:

61

min

Country:

PORTUGAL

Language:

Spanish

Subtitles:

FR, EN

Press

“Children are often far more capable than we give them credit for, and Waters of Pastaza does a great job of highlighting this fact.”
KINOCRITICS.COM

“Lovely, patient documentary look at a group of indigenous Amazonian children growing up resourcefully with the forest as an idyllic playground.”
JORGE MOURINHA

Awards

L’Europe autour de l’Europe, France, Special Mention – 2022

IndieLisboa, Portugal, Special Mentions – Árvore da Vida Jury & Universities Award – 2022

Kaliningrad, Russia, IFF Best Experiment in Film – Teen Jury Award – 2022

Berlin Film Festival, Germany, Generation Kplus (premiere) – 2022

Director's Biography

Inês T. Alves studied Cultural Narratives at different universities in Europe. A grant from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation allows him to do an internship in documentary cinema at the University of the Arts, in London. Inês is a filmmaker and cultural producer.
Her short documentary, Around Corners, won the New Cinema Award in Porto/Post/Doc Festival (Portugal) and her first feature documentary Waters of Pastaza premiered at the Berlinale – Berlin Film Festival in 2022.

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