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barrunto

Synopsis

A speculative narrative that takes place in a future of the past, in a present ruptured now. An intimate exploration of grief and resistance across diasporic distance in shifting landscapes of loss, from the streets to the bed; in sites of displacement, nuclear contamination, and military occupation from Scotland to Puerto Rico; from the bottom of the ocean to the planet Uranus.
Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2024 - Forum Expanded - World premiere

Details

Year
2024
Type of project
Features
Running time
70 min
Format
digital
Director
Emilia Beatriz 1st Feature
Executive Producer
Screen Scotland
Editor
Emilia Beatriz
Screenwriter
Emilia Beatriz
Sound
Claude Nouk
Composer
Shanti Lalita, Claude Nouk, Nidia Góngora
Principal cast
Shanti Lalita, Alicia Matthews, Harry Josephine Giles
Archival Footage
Andrés Nieves, Karla Claudio Betancourt
Animation
Sharif Elsabagh

Genre

Experimental LGBTQIA+ Climate / Environment Scottish Science

Categories

Fiction Documentary Artist Project and Video / Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Supported by Screen Scotland

UK, Puerto Rico co-production

barrunto productions

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