The strange sound of the land

"The short film, product of a photographic tour de force, is at the same time moving and beautiful as it manages to summarize, in this reduced time, the very essence of the community it portrays." - Alfredo Mora Manzano, EDOC

What lies hidden in the land of a village devastated by the war? In the orchard of Juana Lopez, in the May 31st Community in Guatemala, opening up a furrow becomes a song of hope.

  • Title: The strange sound of the land
  • Duration: 22
  • Screening format: HD
  • Language: Ixil
  • Subtitles: Spanish, English, French
  • Aspect ratio: 16:9
  • Sound: Stereo
  • Year: 2011
  • Production country: Mexico
  • Production companies: Fragua Cinematografía
  • INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL CINEMA DU RÉEL, PARÍS, 2011
    Prix du court métrage
  • MEXICAN ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES, 2012
    Nominated for Best Short Documentary Film
  • FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU FILM D'ENVIRONNEMENT, PARIS, 2011
    Honorary Mention
  • EDOC, 2011. QUITO, ECUADOR
  • BIARRITZ LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL, 2011
  • LIMA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, PERU, 2011
  • DMZ. SOUTH KOREA INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
Director and Cinematography
Juan Manuel Sepúlveda
Producer
Juan Manuel Sepúlveda, Pamela Guinea
Sound Recording
José Rommel Tuñón
Editing
Juan Manuel Sepúlveda
Sound Designer
Aurora Ojeda
Technical Assistance and Translation in the Shooting
Manuel López Marcos, Pedro López López
Traducción Ixil - Castellano
Michelle Moreno Ceto, Melecia Marcos Guzmán