DOCUMENTARY
FIRST FILM

Once Upon a Time in Venezuela

Anabel Rodríguez Ríos

On Lake Maracaibo, the village of Congo Mirador is preparing for parliamentary elections. Chavist party representative Tamara fights for each vote by all means while opposition-supporting teacher Natalie is about to be forced from her job and little Yoaini sees her community and childhood sinking in oily mud. A story of corruption, pollution and decay – a reflection of Venezuela today.

Technical Data
Running time: 99
Format: digital
Screen ratio: 1:1.78
Language spoken: Spanish, English
Production year: 2020
Credits
Director(s):
Writer(s): Anabel Rodríguez Ríos, Sepp R. Brudermann
Cinematography: John Márquez
Editing: Sepp R. Brudermann
Producers: Sepp R. Brudermann, Arash T. Riahi
Premiere:
January 27, 2020
Park City (Sundance Film Festival, World Cinema Documentary Competition)
Awards (selection):

Best Film (Venezuelan National Film Festival), Best Director (Saint Laurent du Maronie/International Documentary Film Festival), Best International Feature (Hot Springs/Documentary Film Festival), Audience Award (Minneapolis/Cine Latino), Venezuelan entry for the AMPAS International Film Award (formerly Foreign Language Award), Main Award (Watch Docs/Warsaw Human Rights Film Festival)

Production company
Golden Girls Filmproduktion & Filmservices GmbH
Seidengasse 15/3/20
1070 Vienna
tel:+43 1 810 56 36
With
Sancocho Público A.C. (VEN), Spiraleye Productions Ltd. (UK), Pacto Films (BRA) Tres Cinematografía (VEN)
International Sales
Rise And Shine World Sales
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