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In one of the most remote places in the Peruvian Amazon, an Ashéninka boy must overcome his fears and catch a giant catfish using only a hook to start his journey to becoming an adult.
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Director: Lucía Florez
Producer: Chémi Pérez
Cinematographer: Diego Pérez
Sound: Irazema Vera
Production
El Taller.Pe & Cabo Sur
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Director
Lucía Florez
Lucía Florez is a documentary filmmaker with a decade of experience developing short films on social and environmental issues (for the UN, WWF, WCS and others). She was a Fulbright scholar, obtaining a Masters in Documentary Filmmaking in New York and Los Angeles. She received the Yvonne Hebert Award for UN Women and the Matthew Modine Master’s Scholarship. In 2021 she became a National Geographic Explorer and directed her latest documentary short film: Shirampari, Legacies of the River (2022).Selected Filmography
Rimana Wasi: Hogar de Historias (2022), A Word Away (2019), Mamá (2019), Paperthin (2018)