Dir. Maria Jose Alvarez & Rossana Lacayo
Nicaragua, 2023 | 66 min | Socio-Historical | Spanish with English Subtitles | Rated: G | Central American Premiere
Based on iconographic images and fragments of Nicaraguan cinema, this documentary tells us the birth and development of our cinematography, the revolutionary process, the creation of the first film institute in
the country (INCINE), the pioneers and representative productions and co-productions, ending with the emergence of independent cinema.
María José Alvarez: 1955. Nicaragua. Director of “Pan y Dignidad – Carta Abierta”, Special mention from the jury V International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, Cuba 1995;, “Lady Marshall” 1st place at The 3rd.International Of Caribbean Images (1991 – Martinique); “No All Dreams Have Been Dreamed” 1st Place at The Amnesty International Film Festival, Amsterdam, Netherlands 1996 and The 3rd Coral Festival at The XVII Festival of New Latin American Cinema, Havana 1995 “From El Barro Al Sur” Award for Best Documentary in the 5th Ícaro International Film Festival, Guatemala 2002. “The Black Creoles Memories and Identities” It won The Audience Award at The International Festival in Costa Rica (2013), 2nd Place documentary category at the Finland Festival The documentary film “Lubaraun… ” (Encoutering) Winner at The Festival Against Silence all the voices – Mexico 2014 (Film festival Against Silence all the voices in the indigenous documentary and ANTOJOLOGIA by Carl Rigby – Icaro Festival Jury Prize 2020. Rossana Lacayo: Managua (Nicaragua) 1956, High School at Madeira School (Virginia) USA 1975, Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts Duke University (North Carolina) USA 1979, Ibero-American Diploma in Creation Documentary, IBERDOC-Autonomous University of the state of Morelos (Mexico) 2010. Photographer, screenwriter, producer and film director, has been a member of the Nicaraguan Film Institute (INCINE), Nicaraguan Cinematography Association (ANCI) and member of the Ibero-American Film School Documentary (IBERDOC)). In 2003 he founded the independent production company Gota Films.