Trailer

Feature Films

103 min / HD

2015

SYNOPSIS

After his parents leave Ecuador, Ismael grows up under the care of his grandmother Mariana, a midwife and healer. At 22, Ismael’s only dream is to immigrate to the United States. As he arranges a deal with a smuggler to make the journey, Luz, his best friend, returns home from abroad and pushes Ismael to question everything.

Together, they journey deep into their surroundings, encountering characters, stories, and legends that confront Ismael with what he fears most: his destiny.

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DATA SHEET

Country: Ecuador

Year: 2015

Language: Spanish

Subtitles: English

Director and Production: Gabriel Páez, Isabel Rodas

Edition: Vanessa Amores, Gabriel Páez, Amaia Merino

Sound Design: Bunker Estudio, Juan José Luzuriaga

Music: Carlos Freire, Stalin Pacheco

Color Correction: Machica Films, Cristobal Infante

Post-production: La que Cruza

Communication: Carolina Rodas

Graphic Design: Mario Salvador

INSTRUCTORS

Film Theory: Daniel Moya

Script: Gabriel Páez

Acting: Isabel Rodas, Santiago Harris

Cinematography: Manuel Suquilanda

AD: Cristian Maldonado

Sound: Diego Rodríguez, Andrés Galarza

Art Direction: Cristina Karolys

Production: Johanna López

Makeup and costume Design: Carolina Rodas

Script and Edition: Vanessa Amores

Making of: Rubén Jurado

STUDENTS

Bryan Masa, Christian Moscoso, Maribel Tacuri, Ana Tacuri, Franklin Tacuri, Oscar Nivicela, Doris Naula, Adriana Zhiminaicela, Andrés Zavala, Matías Nugra, Gabriela Córdova, Carolina Lozada, Daniel Montalvan, Israel López, Juan Zumba, Carlos Armijos, William Pulla, Paúl Valdivieso, Janeth Cuenca, Katherine Chacho, José Redrovan.