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WINNER of the Indiana Film Journalists Association Best International Directorial Debut Award
This film was one of five Finalists in competition for the Grand Prize for Best Narrative Feature and $20,000.
Based on harrowing true events, "Song Without A Name" tells the story of Georgina, an indigenous Andean woman whose newborn baby is whisked away moments after its birth in a downtown Lima clinic - and never returned. Stonewalled by a byzantine and indifferent legal system, Georgina approaches journalist Pedro Campas, who uncovers a web of fake clinics and abductions - suggesting deep, rotting corruption in Peru. Set in 1988, in a Peru wracked by political violence and turmoil, Melina León’s heart-wrenching first feature renders Georgina's story in gorgeous, shadowy black-and-white cinematography, "styled like the most beautiful of bad dreams" (Variety). "Song Without A Name" is a "Kafkaesque thriller" (The Hollywood Reporter) that unflinchingly depicts real-life, stranger-than fiction tragedies with poetic beauty.
In Quechua and Spanish with English subtitles.
Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Heartland Film.
Festivals and Awards
FilmFest Munich, CineVision Award
Lima International Film Festival, Best Film, Best Actress
Montreal Festival du Nouveau Cinema, FIPRESCI Prize, Jury Special Mention
Palm Springs International Film Festival, New Voices New Visions Award
Stockholm International Film Festival, Best Film, Best Cinematography
Thessaloniki Film Festival, Best Director
Cannes Film Festival
Film Contact
Film Movement
maxwell@filmmovement.com
- Year2019
- Runtime97 minutes
- LanguageSpanish, Quechua
- CountryPeru, Spain, USA
- RatingMature Themes
- DirectorMelina León
- ScreenwriterMelina León, Michael J. White
- ProducerInti Briones, Melina León, Michael J. White
- CastPamela Mendoza, Tommy Párraga, Lucio Rojas
LIVE VIRTUAL Q&A: October 17 at 2:00 pm EDT. CLICK HERE to register for FREE!
WINNER of the Indiana Film Journalists Association Best International Directorial Debut Award
This film was one of five Finalists in competition for the Grand Prize for Best Narrative Feature and $20,000.
Based on harrowing true events, "Song Without A Name" tells the story of Georgina, an indigenous Andean woman whose newborn baby is whisked away moments after its birth in a downtown Lima clinic - and never returned. Stonewalled by a byzantine and indifferent legal system, Georgina approaches journalist Pedro Campas, who uncovers a web of fake clinics and abductions - suggesting deep, rotting corruption in Peru. Set in 1988, in a Peru wracked by political violence and turmoil, Melina León’s heart-wrenching first feature renders Georgina's story in gorgeous, shadowy black-and-white cinematography, "styled like the most beautiful of bad dreams" (Variety). "Song Without A Name" is a "Kafkaesque thriller" (The Hollywood Reporter) that unflinchingly depicts real-life, stranger-than fiction tragedies with poetic beauty.
In Quechua and Spanish with English subtitles.
Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Heartland Film.
Festivals and Awards
FilmFest Munich, CineVision Award
Lima International Film Festival, Best Film, Best Actress
Montreal Festival du Nouveau Cinema, FIPRESCI Prize, Jury Special Mention
Palm Springs International Film Festival, New Voices New Visions Award
Stockholm International Film Festival, Best Film, Best Cinematography
Thessaloniki Film Festival, Best Director
Cannes Film Festival
Film Contact
Film Movement
maxwell@filmmovement.com
- Year2019
- Runtime97 minutes
- LanguageSpanish, Quechua
- CountryPeru, Spain, USA
- RatingMature Themes
- DirectorMelina León
- ScreenwriterMelina León, Michael J. White
- ProducerInti Briones, Melina León, Michael J. White
- CastPamela Mendoza, Tommy Párraga, Lucio Rojas