The Andean Screen
(La pantalla andina)
Carmina Balaguer | Documentary
2021 | 49 minutes | Spain
A teacher leads a mobile film crew to the most isolated school in the Jujuy Andes, Argentina. A look into a paradigm shift led by the region's women.
Synopsis
A Northwestern Argentinian teacher leads a mobile cinema crew to the most isolated school in the Jujuy high-altitude valleys, undergoing a 20-hour journey on foot in adverse conditions. Their arrival involves us in the high-altitude educational values, portraying the isolation in the Andean worlds and how communities engage with the earth. The Andean Screen is a poetic analogy between cinema and travel; a choral story spun by Silvina Velázquez, principal of the school, whose tenacity introduces a new paradigm for the women of the valleys.
Ideal for educators seeking to explore themes of education, empowerment, and cultural resilience, this ethnographic documentary offers a captivating exploration of the human experience in one of the world's most remote and enchanting landscapes.
Reviews
"There are many films about the love of cinema. Documentaries that take it as far as The Andean Screen probably don't exist." — Use Lahoz, El País
"‘La pantalla andina’: llevar el cine a 4000 sueños de altura" — Dani Keral, Conde Nast Traveler
Citation
Main credits
Balaguer, Carmina (film director)
Balaguer, Carmina (film producer)
Balaguer, Carmina (screenwriter)
Other credits
Cinematography, Patricio Artero; editing, Júlia R. Aymar; music, Julián Luis Morales.
Citation
Cataloging
Pragda subjects
Anthropology
Education
Geography
Latin American Studies
South America
Women
Keywords
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Festivals
BBK Mendi Film Festival Bilbao-Bizkaia - Best Culture and Nature Film; Cine Las Americas International Film Festival - Jury Award Best Short; Women Filmmakers Festival of Turkey - Camera Eye Short Documentary Category Jury’s Special Award; Trento Film Festival; German International Ethnographic Film Festival
DIRECTOR: Carmina Balaguer
NATIONALITY: Spain
YEAR: 2021
GENRE: Documentary
LANGUAGE: Spanish
COLOR / B&W: Color
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School, College, Adult
SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE
AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE
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