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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 of 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
​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
​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
​Oulu International Children's and Youth Film Festival 2020, Finland
​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
China International New Media Short Film Festival 2020
Minimalen Short Film Festival 2021, Norway
Dhaka International Film Festival 2021, Bangladesh
Mo&Friese Kinder Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg 2021, Germany
International Children's Film Festival Bangladesh 2021
MEME PAS PEUR International Film Festival of Reunion Island 2021, France
Children's Film Festival Seattle 2021, USA
​Sanfici - Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente 2021, Colombia
Panorama Internacional Coisa de Cinema 2021, Brazil - Best Short Film Award
Tertio Millennio Film Fest 2021, Italy
San Diego Latino Film Festival 2021, USA
Akbank Short Film Festival 2021, Turkey
Chicago Latino Film Festival 2021, USA - Third Place, Audience Choice Award
Stockholm Film Festival Junior 2021, Sweden
Reel 2 Real International Film Festival for Youth 2021, Canada
Festival de Cinéma Péruvien de Paris 2021, France - ​Best Short Film Award
Nepal International Film Festival 2021
Festival Internacional Cine en la Isla 2021, Colombia
Corti a Ponte Film Festival 2021, Italy
Formentera Film 2021, Spain
ShorTS - International Film Festival 2021, Italy
International Human Rights Film Festival - FICDH 2021, Argentina
Philosophical Film Festival 2021, Republic of North Macedonia - Best Short Film Award
Wairoa Māori Film Festival 2021, New Zealand
Nova Frontier Film Festival 2021, USA - Best Experimental Short
FeCHA is Festival de Cine Hispanófono de Atenas 2021, Greece
Ischia Film Festival 2021, Italy - ​Best Short Film Award
MovieZone Short Film Festival 2021, China
Islantilla Cinefórum 2021, Spain
Manlleu Film Festival 2021, Spain
Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival 2021, Slovenia
Reggio Calabria FilmFest 2021, Italy
Mi Primer Festival 2021, Perù
Cisterna Film Festival 2021, Italy
Sehsüchte International Student Film Festival 2021, Germany
Aegean Film Festival 2021, Greece
MEDIAWAVE Film & Music Festival 2021, Hungary
Festival Internacional de Cine Ambiental de Cali - FINCALI 2021, Colombia
KASHISH - Mumbai International Queer Film Festival 2021, India
Cheongju International Short Film Festival 2021, Republic of Korea
​Festival Internacional De Cortometrajes Cine A La Calle 2021, Colombia
Prishtina International Film Festival 2021, Kosovo
Psaroloco International Children's & Young People’s Film Festival 2021, Greece - Best Film on Human Rights and the Environment
​​Kino Otok – Isola Cinema International Film Festival 2021, Slovenia 
Brussels Short Film Festival 2021, Belgium
Nevada City Film Festival 2021, USA
Minikino Film Week 2021, Indonesia
Directed by Women 2021, Spain
Festival of Nations 2021, Austria
Sicilia Queer filmfest 2021, Italy
Festival de Cine de Áncash 2021, Perù - Best Photography Award
​International Cinematographers’ Film Festival "Manaki Brothers" 2021, North Macedonia
Asinabka Film & Media Arts Festival 2021, Canada
​FIKE - Festival Internacional de Curtas-Metragens de Évora 2021, Portugal - Best Photography Award
Mestia International Short & Mountain Film Festival 2021, Georgia
Independent Days International Filmfestival 2021, Germany
Bucharest Short Film Festival 2021, Romania
Insólito: Festival Internacional de Cine de Terror y Fantasía 2021, Perù - Mestizo Cat Award, Best National Short Film 
Zsigmond Vilmos International Film Festival 2021, Hungary
"Camera Action" Film Critics Festival 2021, Poland - Distinction Award
International Film Festival for Children and Youth 2021, Iran - Best Short Film Award
San Francisco Latino Film Festival 2021, USA
Terra di Tutti Film Festival 2021, Italy
Festival Hanan Cine 2021, Peru ​- Best Short Film Award
Festival internacional de Cine Ambiental y Derechos Humanos 2021, Paraguay
UNICEF Innocenti Film Festival 2021, Italy
Northern Wave International Film Festival 2021, Iceland
Arica Nativa Rural Film Festival 2021, Chile ​- Best Short Film Award
Festival de Cine Latinoamericano Rosario 2021, Argentina
Ibero-American Film Festival Miami 2021, USA - Best Short Film Award
Still Voices Short Film Festival 2021, Ireland
INKAFEST Mountain Film Festival 2021, Peru
Slow Film Fest 2021, Italy
Festival Internacional de Cine de Almería 2021, Spain
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Festival Internacional de Cine Corto de Cali  2021, Colombia - Best International Short Film Award
CRASH – Mostra Internacional de Cinema Fantástico 2021, Brazil
International Usak Short Film Festival 2021, Turkey - Best Film Award​​​​
​Festival Cinematográfico Internacional del Uruguay 2021, Uruguay
Festival internacional de Cine Austral 2021, Argentina
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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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