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The Cause

Year
2019
Country
Venezuela
Duration
83’
Director
Andrés Figueredo

Everyday life in the heavily overcrowded PGV prison in Venezuela is run by the inmates themselves. The Cause sheds light on this dangerous prison from the inside, and the corrupt penitentiary system around it. Current and former prisoners give a staggering account of life in this parallel society and the search for liberation within it.

CREW:
Director: Andrés Figueredo
Producer: Andrés Figueredo, Emiliana Ammirata, Arturo Hidalgo
Cinematographer: Andrés Figueredo, Julio Cesar Castro, José Cheo Ostos, Oscar Castillo
Editor: José Cheo Ostos
Sound: Andrés Belloso, Sergio Diaz
Production and Sales
Capitōlio
Director
Andrés Figueredo

Andrés Figueredo is a filmmaker and entrepreneur born in Caracas, Venezuela. He graduated from Georgetown University in Washington DC with a degree in political economy and a minor in film & media studies. Afterwards, he worked as a production coordinator on several video and advertising projects for Kingdom of ID and Brehm Lab, a joint production/post-production company in NYC. In 2014, Andrés moved back to Venezuela where he founded Capitōlio, a production company that would produce music videos, short films and the documentary project The Cause.

Selected Filmography

The Cause (2019)

DOCUSPACE ONLINE CINEMA
22 INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
 6 — 13 
June 2025
Don't Worry, The Doors Will Open
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Don't Worry, The Doors Will Open
Year
2019
Country
Canada
Director
Oksana Karpovych
Duration
78’
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A Tunnel
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A Tunnel
Year
2019
Country
Georgia, Germany
Directors
Nino Orjonikidze, Vano Arsenishvili
Duration
92’
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Angels on Diamond Street
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Angels on Diamond Street
Year
2019
Country
Netherlands, Norway
Director
Petr Lom
Duration
88’
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Black Hole
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Black Hole
Year
2019
Country
France
Directors
Emmanuel Grimaud, Arnaud Deshayes
Duration
69’
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Eye to Eye
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Eye to Eye
Year
2020
Country
Finland
Director
John Webster
Duration
73’
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Hope Frozen
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Hope Frozen
Year
2018
Country
Thailand
Director
Pailin Wedel
Duration
75’
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Newtopia
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Newtopia
Year
2019
Country
Norway
Director
Audun Amundsen
Duration
88’
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Of Animals and Men
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Of Animals and Men
Year
2019
Country
Poland
Director
Łukasz Czajka
Duration
70’
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The Brink
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The Brink
Year
2019
Country
USA
Director
Alison Klayman
Duration
91’
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The Earth Is Blue as an Orange
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The Earth Is Blue as an Orange
Year
2020
Country
Ukraine, Lithuania
Director
Iryna Tsilyk
Duration
74’
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