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 31^st 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