24 young people from different communities, both urban and rural, in Azuay province located in the Ecuadorian highlands, lived a 6-month artistic residency where they not only learned about each department of production for a fiction film: Acting, photography, sound, direction, production, art direction; they also wrote a script based on the stories of their grandparents, which would later become their first fiction feature film: Here and There

Premiered locally with 24 open-air cinema screenings throughout the province, by the hand of Ecocinema and presented at countless film festivals, both nationally and internationally. It was also present for 5 consecutive weeks in the main movie theaters throughout Ecuador and toured the tri-state area in the north of the United States in traveling performances, connecting with the large community of Ecuadorian and Latin American migrants.

Awards and recognitions: “Jury Award for the best film at the Ola Latino International Film Festival in the Hamptons - NY” “Audience Award for the best film at the Ecuadorian Film Festival in NY”, “Best Photography at the Ola Latino Film Festival Revolution Me in Brooklyn NY”.