Synopsis
One day, while hunting with his father and brother, Nyanga is captured in a net. Kidnapped, he is transported by ship to America. While at sea, he begins to wonder whether he will ever be able to return home.
In Mexico, he is forced to work for a plantation owner. His feelings of uncertainty, humiliation and frustration are strong, but his desire to become free again is always stronger. Inspired by a dream, he prepares an escape, after which he and other enslaved people are not able to return home—but they at least succeed in regaining their freedom.
With surprising shadow play and handmade animation, this short film pays tribute to revolution and resistance.
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Credits
20 min
color
DCP
Spoken languages: Spanish
Director
Medhin Tewolde Serrano
Medhin Tewolde Serrano
Production
Daniela Contreras for Terra Nostra Films,
Nicolas Défossé for Terra Nostra Films
Daniela Contreras for Terra Nostra Films,
Nicolas Défossé for Terra Nostra Films
Executive producer
Daniela Contreras for Terra Nostra Films
Daniela Contreras for Terra Nostra Films
Cinematography
Xun Sero
Xun Sero
Animation
Chipotle Teatro
Chipotle Teatro
Editing
Nicolas Défossé
Nicolas Défossé
Sound
Carlo Massarelli
Carlo Massarelli
Sound Design
Martin de Torcy
Martin de Torcy
Music
Akonio Dolo,
Aleth Durel
Akonio Dolo,
Aleth Durel
Screenplay
Medhin Tewolde Serrano
Medhin Tewolde Serrano
Narrator
Álvaro Nel Hernández Almario
Álvaro Nel Hernández Almario
World Sales
Raina Film Festival Distribution
Raina Film Festival Distribution
Screening copy
Terra Nostra Films
Terra Nostra Films
Stills
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