THROUGH ROCKS AND CLOUDS BY FRANCO GARCÍA BECERRA
SYNOPSIS
Feliciano, an 8-year-old alpaca herder, feels euphoric: Peru has a chance to qualify for the World Cup. Meanwhile the pressure of a mining company puts Feliciano’s village at risk and threatens his world and his dreams.
Original Title: Raíz Countries: Peru, Chile Year: 2024 Ratio: 2.39:1 Sound: 5.1 Length: 83 min Language: Quechua, Spanish
BIOGRAPHY
Franco García Becerra's (Cusco, 1977) debut feature film, Southern winds (2018), premiered at the Lima Film Festival (Peru), also was selected at Dominican Global Film Festival. Chicago Latino Film Festival, Cine de las Américas Film Festival, among others.
Through Rocks and Clouds (2024), his second feature film will have its World Premiere at the 74th Berlin Film Festival.
With his short film Indie, he won the Peruvian Short Film Award in 2008. His next short film Lima, 2011, received the Best Short Film and Best Screenplay Award from the Ministry of Culture of Peru in 2011, won the best short film award at the Peruvian Film Festival in Paris in 2013.
FILMOGRAPHY
Through Rocks and Clouds - 2024
Southern Winds - 2018
Lima, 2011 - Short Film - 2011
Indie - Short Film - 2008
CREW
Director: Franco García Becerra Screenwriters: Annemarie Gunkel, Alicia Quispe DOP: Johan Carrasco Art Director: Edilberto Merida Editors: Franco García Becerra, Juan Francisco González Costume Design: Karina Lines Sound: Amador del Solar Music: Daniel Castro Production: Diego Sarmiento, Jorge Constantino, Annemarie Gunkel, Franco García Becerra Coproduction: Juan Francisco González World Sales: Luxbox
CAST
Alberth Merma, Nely Huayta, Richard Taipe, José Merma, Rubén Huillca
FESTIVALS
Berlinale - Generation Kplus - Special Mention - 2024
Cine Latino Bergen - Fiction - 2024
International Film Festival of Uruguay - Children and Youth Long Feature Competition - 2024
FRANCO GARCÍA BECERRA
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