Encounters with Cinema:
Santa Elena
Four conservation stories that are intertwined by the experiences of their authors.
A documentary feature film that revolves around the experience of 20 young people from the rural parishes of Palmar, Colonche, Dos Mangas and Manglaralto in the province of Santa Elena on the coast of Ecuador, who ventured, through a documentary film, to discover and delve into the environmental problems of their respective communities, seeking local solutions for global problems, hand in hand with ancestral Guancavilcas trades, managing to understand the interaction between their ancestral heritage and climate change.
Behind the Scenes
CREDITS
Country: Ecuador
Production year: 2010–2011
Release year: 2012
Facilitators
Script: Gabriel Páez
Starring: Isabel Rodas
Cinematography: Marcelo Castillo, Manuel Suquilanda
Grip & Lighting: Jimmy “Rambo” Pazmiño
Assistant Director: Manuel Meriguet
Sound: Diego Rodríguez, Andrés Galarza
Field Production: Emilia Arcos
Makeup & Costume: Carolina Rodas
Manglaralto
Fabian Asencio, Paúl Matias, MIlton Muñoz, Walmer Rodriguez, Javier Morán, Erlin Rodriguez, Giovanni Artega, Anrés Criollo, Erika Rosales, Denissi Matías, Darwin Moran, Shirley Pozo, Susana Berrezueta.
Libertad
Alfredo Borbón, Fanny Alvarracín, Johanna Parrales, Alexandra Figueroa, Carlos Rivera, Cristian Molina, Lourdes Pineda, Herbes de Santis, Denny Tumbaco, Gabriel Lainez, Jaqueline Vélez, Diana Acosta, Jefferson Rodriguez, Jocelyn Merchán, Cristian Morales, Ana Lucia Sigüenza, Fabián Madrid, Pedro López, Célida Plua.
Palmar
Ana Lugo, Ángel Rayo, Andrés Estupiñán, Braulio González, Belén Valencia, Byron Rosales, Jaime González, José Rayo, Edwin Miraba, Evelyn Franco, Elvis Santos, Lidia Salcedo, Marina Asencio, Paula Guale, Rodrigo Rayo, Sendy Mero, Stefany Franco.
