Dust
In a small Guatemalan village where many "disappeared" during the country's civil war, a troubled young man struggles with the memory of his murdered father — and the nearby presence of the man who turned his father in.
SINOPSIS
SINOPSIS
Polvo (Dust) tells a personal story that is taking place while its main characters produce a documentary on the Guatemalan Civil War.
Ignacio is thirty years old and father to a girl of ten. Being such a young father produces in him plenty of fear and doubts about the family. Separated from his daughter’s mother, he has remade his life with Alejandra, with whom he is expecting a baby. Ignacio and Alejandra are very excited by the news, but both fear the ghosts of previous relationships.
While they try to come to terms with their circumstances, they produce a documentary on women who are looking for their husbands and fathers; men that were disappeared in 1982 during the armed conflict in an indigenous village of Guatemala.
Amongst the families of the disappeared, they meet Delfina and Juan, mother and son. Juan is almost the same age as Ignacio, and both have a distant relationship with their respective mothers.
Sixteen years after the disappearance of her husband, Delfina is still hopeful of finding him. Juan though is fed up of the search and is jealous of the figure of his father. He tries to forget what happened, but cannot. He knows who was responsible for the disappearance of his father and many others too. It is someone who still lives in the same village.
The story focuses on daily goings-on and how they become more aware by what they see and hear during the recording of the documentary. The revenge has a strong presence.DUST TECHNICAL SHEET
Original Title: POLVOEnglish Title: DUSTDirector: Julio Hernández CordónScriptwriters: Julio Hernández Cordón & Mateo IribarrenDOP: Maria SeccoEditor: Aina CallejaDuration: 80’Screening format: DCPCountry of shooting: Guatemala
Production Companies:
Tic Tac Producciones (Spain), Melindrosa Films (Guatemala), Fabula (Chile), Autentika Films (Germany)
POLVO was developed at 18th Session Residence of Cinefondation - Cannes Film Festival and at EAVE – Puentes 2010. Has participated at Coproduction Meetings of Miami International Films Festival 2010 and at Guadalajara Construye 5 from Guadalajara International Film Festival 2011.
POLVO has being supported by Ibermedia Programme, ICAA, World Cinema Fund, CNC Screenplay Grant – 13th Amiens Film Festival, Programa Nacional de Resarcimiento (PNR, Guatemala) and Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica (México)SINOPSIS
Polvo (Dust) tells a personal story that is taking place while its main characters produce a documentary on the Guatemalan Civil War.
Ignacio is thirty years old and father to a girl of ten. Being such a young father produces in him plenty of fear and doubts about the family. Separated from his daughter’s mother, he has remade his life with Alejandra, with whom he is expecting a baby. Ignacio and Alejandra are very excited by the news, but both fear the ghosts of previous relationships.
While they try to come to terms with their circumstances, they produce a documentary on women who are looking for their husbands and fathers; men that were disappeared in 1982 during the armed conflict in an indigenous village of Guatemala.
Amongst the families of the disappeared, they meet Delfina and Juan, mother and son. Juan is almost the same age as Ignacio, and both have a distant relationship with their respective mothers.
Sixteen years after the disappearance of her husband, Delfina is still hopeful of finding him. Juan though is fed up of the search and is jealous of the figure of his father. He tries to forget what happened, but cannot. He knows who was responsible for the disappearance of his father and many others too. It is someone who still lives in the same village.
The story focuses on daily goings-on and how they become more aware by what they see and hear during the recording of the documentary. The revenge has a strong presence.DIRECTOR'S FILMOGRAPHY
Gasolina (2008)Coproduction: Guatemala, USA.Industry Award, Casa de América Award and CICAE Award,at Cine in Construction San Sebastián Film Festival, 2007.Latin Horizons Award at San Sebastián Film Festival, 2008.Jury Mention Award at Iberoamerican Section, Miami International Film, 2009.International Jury Award at BAFICI FF, 2009.Best Director Award, Taparacá Film Festival (Chile), 2010. Las Marimbas del Infierno (2010)Coproduction: Guatemala, France, México.His film was support with Hubert Bals Fund for postproduction, from Rotterdam International Film Festival and was awarded by the Austral Industry Meetings 2009 from Valdivia International Film Festival. Las Marimbas del Infierno was world premiered at Toronto IFF , Discovery Section and it was presented at San Sebastián Film Festival, Zabaltegui New Directors Section.Jury Award and Ciputti Award, Torino Film Festival, 2010.Special Jury Award and Audience Award at Valdivia International Film Festival 2010. Best Mexican Film at Morelia International Film Festival, 2010. Best Film, Best Sound, Best Director, Best Actor at Ícaro Centroamerican Film and video Festival (Guatemala), 2010.Best Iberoamerican Film at Miami Film Festival, 2011.Flechazo Award (best film), Toulousse Film Festival, 2011.Talent Tape Award, Friburg, 2011.Special Mention of the Jury, Bafici FF, 2011.Special Mention of the Jury and Peruvian Press Cinematography Association Award, Iberoamerican Digital Cinema Festival (Perú), 2012.Jury Award, Premio del Jurado, San Antonio Film Festival (Texas), 2012.
Polvo (2012)Coproduction: Guatemala, Spain, Chile, Germany.POLVO was developed at 18th Session Residence of Cinefondation - Cannes Film Festival and atEAVE – Puentes 2010. Has participated at Coproduction Meetings of Miami International Films Festival 2010 and at Guadalajara Construye 5 from Guadalajara International Film Festival 2011. POLVO has being supported by Ibermedia Programme, ICAA, World Cinema Fund, CNC Screenplay Grant – 13th Amiens Film Festival, Programa Nacional de Resarcimiento (PNR, Guatemala) and Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica (México).World premiere at International Competition, Festival del film Locarno 2012.Hasta el sol tiene manchas (2012)Production country: Guatemala.Project selected at Work in progress, Riviera Maya Film Festival, 2012.Project selected at Work in progress at BAL – BAFICI FF, 2012.With this Project, the director was awarded at DOX:LAB del CPH:DOX and the producer, with the award at Cannes Film Festival’s Producers Network.World premiere at FIDMarseille, 2012.
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