El Río de los Kukamas
Peru / Color / 7' / 2018
Being born from the Spirit of the river, Kukama people have a special connection with the water. The river shrinks and grows throughout the year, affecting the lives of its citizens. Filmed at its widest state at the end of the rain season, we learn the cosmology of this disappearing culture in Peru.
Nika Belianina
Moscow-raised, Toronto-based she has been making award-winning fiction and documentary films since 2005. Her work has been screened on television in Russia and USA and at the numerous film festivals across the globe, including Tribeca, Sheffield, Atlanta, Sao Paulo and Kinotavr. Her photography has been exhibited at more than 25 galleries worldwide. A number of her films have been co-produced with an acclaimed filmmaker Clark Johnson (The Wire, Homeland). Her main visual language is magical realism.
Cast & Crew
- direction: Nika Belianina
- Screenplay: Nika Belianina
- Cinematography: Nika Belianina
- music: Jakob Thiesen
- Sound Design: Jakob Thiesen
- Film Cast: Pablo Taricuarima Pinedo
- producer:: Nika Belianina
Filmography
- Eccentric Eclectic (2015)
- Holding Ground. Breaking Ground (2015)
- Jesus is Moving Out (2014)
- The Last Mermaids (2012)
- Butterflies of Trip City (2010)
- 2009 Jenny (2009)
- Ugly dolls films (2008)
- Crazy Lovin’ (2007)
- Afterwords (2006)
English