In the middle of an austere landscape polluted by a coal mine in northern Colombia, Viviana and Yandris, two teenage sisters of the Wayuu ethnic group, discover their traditions through ancestral rituals. When their father dies, the Jarariju sisters leave their country, in an act of boldness and courage.

Type
Diploma MA
Runtime
22 min
Year
2018
Country
Switzerland
Aspect ratio
1.1:77 (16/9)
Sound
5.1
Language
Wayuunaiki
Subtitles
French
Direction
Jorge Cadena
Production
HEAD/ECAL
Co-production
GoldenEgg Production
Screenplay
Jorge Cadena
Asssitant Director
Fulvio Balmer Rebullida
Photography
Juan Camilo Olmos
Editing
Yaël Bitton
Sound
Carlos Ibañez Dias
Sound editing
Philippe Ciompi
Sound mix
Philippe Ciompi
Colorgrading
Raphaël Dubach

In the middle of an austere landscape polluted by a coal mine in northern Colombia, Viviana and Yandris, two teenage sisters of the Wayuu ethnic group, discover their traditions through ancestral rituals. When their father dies, the Jarariju sisters leave their country, in an act of boldness and courage.

Type
Diploma MA
Runtime
22 min
Year
2018
Country
Switzerland
Aspect ratio
1.1:77 (16/9)
Sound
5.1
Language
Wayuunaiki
Subtitles
French

Direction
Jorge Cadena
Production
HEAD/ECAL
Co-production
GoldenEgg Production
Screenplay
Jorge Cadena
Asssitant Director
Fulvio Balmer Rebullida
Photography
Juan Camilo Olmos
Editing
Yaël Bitton
Sound
Carlos Ibañez Dias
Sound editing
Philippe Ciompi
Sound mix
Philippe Ciompi
Colorgrading
Raphaël Dubach

Prizes and awards

  • Special Jury Mention, Berlinale (2019)
  • Special Jury Mention, Molodist Kyiv Int. Film Festival (2019)

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