Sinopsis
Fiction. Panchito is a little boy from the countryside. On his first trip to the city of El Alto (Bolivia), he gets lost in a street festival. Despite his efforts and his dad’s struggle, he ends up in an orphanage. Every day, at school, the civic hour reminds the children that over a hundred years ago, Bolivia lost its land access to the ocean in a war against Chile, who won. During that daily class, one day, Panchito meets Pedro, a Chilean boy who lost his parents in Antofagasta (Chili). Panchito wants to return home to his father, in the countryside. Pedro dreams that the sea is a huge blue door, blue like the sky where his parents are now. He dreams that door may open for him to be with his parents again. These feelings get them closer together in a trip to the highlands of the arid Altiplano, where the land-wind whistles and carries sand, and the strong wind over the ocean moves the waves. But destiny is not always what we expect.
First, Paz Soldán studied in Bolivia to become a technician in audiovisual production. Later, she studied Audiovisual Technology and Introduction to Radio Broadcasting in the United States of America. Then, she joined the Bergen University in Norway, and continued her university studies in Cuba, at the International Film and Television School (EICTV) where she obtained a Master in Cinematography Scriptwriting.
As a photographer, she has worked in more than 15 feature films as a Gaffer, in still photography, and also as Photography Director.
She worked with international and prestigious media companies, like the Discovery Channel, the Travel Channel, ABC, and the BBC, no name just a few.
The Tune of the Wind (La tonada del viento) is her first motion picture as a film Director. She is also the Scriptwriter and the Cinematography Director.
November, 4th 2020 to November, 15th, 2020. 5 pm
Sala Iberia in Casa de América
Section: Three Maps – Three Territories
Year of Production: 2019
Running Time: 80’
Countries: Bolivia and Brazil
Language: Spanish
Director: Yvette Paz-Soldán
Cast: Franco Miranda and Benjamín Carrasco
Production: Paola Gosalvez
Production Companies: Pucara Films and Lente Viva Filmes
Main Festivals and Awards: Festival of La Habana (Cuba) and La Orquídea de Cuenca Festival, in Ecuador (The Orchid of Cuenca Festival)
