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EL SILENCIO DEL RIO
​​by Francesca Canepa

14min | Perù | 2020

Juan, a 9 year-old Peruvian boy, lives with his silent dad in a floating house on the breathtaking Amazon River. This idyllic background sets an allegorical journey into the rainforest jungle, where nature,  gender, truth and all things begin to reveal the identity his dad.

International Title The Silence of the River
Year of production 2020
Length 14min
Country Perù
Shooting Format Sony A7S II
Aspect Ratio 2.40:1
Dialogue Spanish
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Director Francesca Canepa
Producer Jimena Hospina
Production Candú Films
Executive Producer Francesca Canepa, Alejandro Noriega (Rebeca Producciones)
Writer ​Francesca Canepa
Assistant Director Sofía Betancourt
Cinematographer Christian Valera
Editor Gino Moreno
Art Director Aaron Rojas
Sound Mixer Raul Astete
Music Composer Karin Zielinski
Production Design Aaron Rojas
Art Assistant Selene Ludeña
Production Manager Jimena Hospina
Costumes Julio Guerrero

Foley Artist  Alvaro Aparicio
Foley Assistant & Effects  Vanessa Chuquiure, Lorena Gutierrez            
Post Production Beto Barzola
Color Grading Daniel Carcelén
Post Production Producer Alessandra Almandoz
Visual Effects Mario Machado
Online Manuel Cumpa
Cast Wilson Isminio Cruz, Roover Mesia, Luis Mesia

Festival selections
​​Berlinale Generation 2020, Germany - World Premiere
Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara 2020, Mexico
Cinélatino Rencontres de Toulouse 2020, France - Révélation Award​
Golden Ger International Film Festival 2020, Mongolia
Vienna Shorts 2020, Austria
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Busan International Short Film Festival 2020, South Korea - Excellence Award
Festival Biarritz Amérique Latine 2020, France
DC Shorts International Film Festival 2020, USA
Shorts México 2020
Vancouver Latin American Film Festival 2020, Canada
Tirana International Film Festival 2020, Albania
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Split Film Festival / International Festival of New Film 2020, Croatia
Sciacca Film Fest 2020, Italy - Best Short Film Award
Calgary International Film Festival  2020, Canada - Grand Jury Prize
Seoul international Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival 2020, South Korea
Raindance Film Festival 2020, UK
Reykjavík International Film Festival 2020, Iceland
SediciCorto Film Festival 2020, Italy
Olhar de Cinema - Curitiba Int'l Film Festival 2020, Brazil
International Short Film Festival of Cyprus 2020
​ALTER-NATIVE International Short Film Festival 2020, Romania
Festival de Cine de Trujillo 2020, Perù - Best Short Film Award
International Film Festival KineNova Skopje 2020, Republic of Macedonia
Dracula Film Festival 2020, Romania
Alice nella Città 2020, Italy - Best Short Film Award
Byron Bay Film Festival 2020, Australia
Bosphorus Film Festival 2020, Turkey - Ahmet Ulucay Grand Prix
Filem'On - International Film Festival for Young Audiences 2020, Belgium
Belo Horizonte International Short Film Festival 2020, Brazil
Lund International Fantastic Film Festival 2020, Sweden
BOGOSHORTS - Festival de Cortos de Bogotá 2020, Colombia
Linz International Short Film Festival 2020, Austria
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Oulu International Children's and Youth Film Festival 2020, Finland
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Hayah Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes de Panamá 2020
Festival Nacional De Cine De Huánuco 2020, Perù - Best Short Film Award
Ce l'ho Corto Film Festival 2020, Italy
Filmfest Düsseldorf 2020, Germany - Jury Special Mention
Festival Latinoamericano de cine de la ciudad de La Plata 2020,  Argentina
​Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People 2020, Greece
Festival International Présence Autochtone 2020, Canada - Best International Short Film Award
​​Visioni Corte International Short Film Festival 2020, Italy
Planos Film Festival 2020, Portugal
Hainan Island International Film Festival 2020, China
Festival de Cine de La Habana 2020, Cuba
FICG in L.A. 2020, USA
Minimalen Short Film Festival 2021, Norway
Dhaka International Film Festival 2021, Bangladesh
Mo&Friese Kinder Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg 2021, Germany
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Director's Statement
I believe cinema must be a weapon to visualize stories with a social conscious message. My work is halfway between fiction and documentary. I look for the poetry of reality. In this sense, I like to craft oniric universes where dreams and reality merge creating an atemporal timeline. Also, nature
plays an important role for me: Nature must reveal the true identity of my characters as an omniscient witness. In that manner, my characters are deeply connected with the space they live in. The space becomes a psychosomatic reflection of their inner world.
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