Sinopsis
The Guaraní Aquifer is a gigantic natural freshwater reservoir. It is one of the largest freshwater reserves in the world, the third largest in terms of volume. However, this enormous quantity of water does not reach the Paraguayan people. Basilio has become accustomed to the lack of water, to the abuse of authority, to the suffering and loneliness that corruption generates. He is trapped, like many others, in the system that reigns where he lives.
Cris Arana (Paraguay) is a scriptwriter, director and producer.
She studied analogue photography and film photography. She also studied drama at Estudio Corazza and Estudio Recabarren and screenwriting at Factoría del Guion in Madrid.
He has produced several audiovisual projects for the Fundación SZ - Residencia de Artistas (Madrid). Between 2018 and 2019 she wrote and directed three short films: Package (5 nominations at La Jolla International Fashion Film Festival, 2019 and Best Creative Concept Award, 2019); Workingay (a vindication of the LGTBI collective, premiered at FITUR 2019 and Official Selection at the Muestra de Video Arte Faenz, 2020 in Bogotá) and Transición (a tribute to International Women's Day) which was premiered at Sala Equis in Madrid and selected in more than ten festivals. It won the Best Actress Award for its leading actress, María Barranco. In 2022 she wrote and directed a short film and a documentary, both shot in Paraguay (and) Agua en Guaraní, winner of the Best Short Film Award at the Aqua Film Festival in Rome and screened at several international festivals, including the Oakville Film Festival (Ontario). It has been premiered in Spain at the Alicante International Film Festival.
His latest work is the short documentary Emilio Barreto ángeles y demonios, a co-production between Paraguay and Spain, about the life of Paraguayan actor Emilio Barreto, who was imprisoned for twelve years during the dictatorship of Alfredo Stroessner. It had its world premiere at the Krakow Film Festival, 2024. He is currently working on a new documentary project.
Wednesday, November 6th, 19:00
Direction and script Cris Arana
Photography Diego Benítez
Editing Raúl Ramírez
Sound Manuel Apodaca
Main actors Jork Aveiro, Roberto Cardozo
