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A film directed by ANABEL RODRÍGUEZ and produced by SEPP BRUDERMANN  

ONCE UPON A TIME IN VENEZUELA

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UPCOMING
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DE LA IDEA A LA IMAGEN

Una serie de

CLASES MAGISTRALES

Por la realizadora 

Anabel Rodríguez Ríos

BEST OF TALKS

DEBRA ZIMMERMAN - SIMON KILMURRY

GABRIELA RODRÍGUEZ - LISA KLEINER CHANOFF

RAÚL NIÑO

Talks

TALK WITH 

DEBRA ZIMMERMAN

Exec. Director WOMEN MAKE MOVIES

TALK WITH 

SIMON KILMURRY

Exec. Director International Documentary Association

TALK WITH 

LISA KLEINER CHANOFF

Catapult Film Fund

TALK WITH 

LISA KLEINER CHANOFF

Catapult Film Fund

TALK WITH 

GABRIELA RODRIGUEZ

Producer ROMA

TALK WITH 

RAÚL NIÑO

Senior Programmer IDFA

TRAILER

TRAILER
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SYNOPSIS

On Lake Maracaibo, beneath the mysterious silent Catatumbo lightning, the village of Congo Mirador is preparing for parliamentary elections. For streetwise local businesswoman and Chavist party representative Tamara every vote counts, fought by all means, while for opposition-supporting teacher Natalie, politics is a weapon unsuccessfully attempting to force her from her job. And with her sharp eyes, little Yoaini sees her community sinking from sedimentation, her childhood and innocence with it. How can a small shing village survive against corruption, pollution and political decay – a reflection of all the flaws of contemporary Venezuela.  

Introduction Anabel Rodriguez
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Directed by ANABEL RODRÍGUEZ RÍOS Produced & Edited by SEPP R. BRUDERMANN Written by ANABEL RODRÍGUEZ RÍOS - SEPP R. BRUDERMANN Direction of Photography JOHN MÁRQUEZ Sound MARCO SALAVERRÍA - GHERMAN GIL Sound Design DANIEL TURINI - FERNANDO HENNA - HENRIQUE CHIURCIU Music NASCUY LINARES Story Editors RICARDO ACOSTA - THOMAS KRAG Executive Producers SEPP R. BRUDERMANN - CLAUDIA LEPAGE Co-Producers ARASH T. RIAHI - MALU CAMPOS - JOE TORRES - NANCY HARRISON

HOW IT ALL STARTED

Synopsis
The Barrel

THE BARREL - 11minutes, 2012

The first time we went to Congo Mirador with the intention to film a unique phenomenon, the silent lightning called “Relámpago del Catatumbo”. Now, 7 years later we have a story to tell about the human condition of the Venezuelan society today, in times in which our country is devastated.

During that first trip, while waiting for the silent lightning to show up in the night sky, between rum, songs and conversations under the infinite universe, some kids approached us. They were rowing towards us in tiny improvised boats made out of thrown away oil barrels. Amongst them there was then 10 year old Luis David Villasmil - “El Catire”. This was the moment when the idea was born for “The Barrel”, a short film we shot with these kids in Congo Mirador, what we did not know, this short was just the beginning of a journey that would lead us to Sundance Film Festival many years later.

 

Here, for the first time for free and public: THE BARREL.

The Barrel - 11 minutes version
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Reviews

QUOTES

“Sublimely Disturbing, ... Striking"

Todd McCarthy

Deadline

"Truly Exceptional"

Debra Zimmerman

Exec Director Women Make Movies

“Transcending Space and Time"

Simon Kilmurry

Exec Director IDA

“Epic"