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THE SILENCE OF THE RIVER is the winner of the 2020 CIFF Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Short (Live-Action or Animated).
Juan is a 9-year-old kid who lives with his dad in a floating house on the Amazon river. He spends most of his day exploring alone while his dad sleeps since he works as a fisherman at night. Through a dream-like journey into the Amazon rainforest, Juan follows his dad one night and discovers the truth about him in this beautifully shot Peruvian film.
Juan is a 9-year-old kid who lives with his dad in a floating house on the Amazon river. He spends most of his day exploring alone while his dad sleeps since he works as a fisherman at night. Through a dream-like journey into the Amazon rainforest, Juan follows his dad one night and discovers the truth about him in this beautifully shot Peruvian film.
- Year2020
- Runtime14 minutes
- LanguageSpanish
- CountryPeru
- PremiereAlberta
- NoteEnglish Subtitles
- DirectorFrancesca Canepa
- ScreenwriterFrancesca Canepa
- ProducerJimena Hospina
- Executive ProducerFrancesca Canepa, Alejandro Noriega
- CastWilson Isminio Cruz, Luis Mesia, Roover Mesia
- CinematographerChristian Valera
- EditorGino Moreno
- MusicKarin Zielinski
Protected ContentThis content can only be viewed in authorized regions: Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba.
THE SILENCE OF THE RIVER is the winner of the 2020 CIFF Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Short (Live-Action or Animated).
Juan is a 9-year-old kid who lives with his dad in a floating house on the Amazon river. He spends most of his day exploring alone while his dad sleeps since he works as a fisherman at night. Through a dream-like journey into the Amazon rainforest, Juan follows his dad one night and discovers the truth about him in this beautifully shot Peruvian film.
Juan is a 9-year-old kid who lives with his dad in a floating house on the Amazon river. He spends most of his day exploring alone while his dad sleeps since he works as a fisherman at night. Through a dream-like journey into the Amazon rainforest, Juan follows his dad one night and discovers the truth about him in this beautifully shot Peruvian film.
- Year2020
- Runtime14 minutes
- LanguageSpanish
- CountryPeru
- PremiereAlberta
- NoteEnglish Subtitles
- DirectorFrancesca Canepa
- ScreenwriterFrancesca Canepa
- ProducerJimena Hospina
- Executive ProducerFrancesca Canepa, Alejandro Noriega
- CastWilson Isminio Cruz, Luis Mesia, Roover Mesia
- CinematographerChristian Valera
- EditorGino Moreno
- MusicKarin Zielinski