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2012 | Color | 61 min

The deterioration of a small community on Fogo Island is forcing its inhabitants to leave and resettle. Places once occupied by humans are now becoming part of the tundra landscape. In spite of a bleak future, there are some residents who have decided to remain, holding on to their memories and grieving for the past, when life on Fogo was different.


Country: México, Canadá
Direction: Olaizola; Yulene
Script: Imaz; Rubén, Broders; Ron, Dywer; Joseph, García; Diego, Olaizola; Yulene, Foley; Norman
Production: Olaizola; Yulene, Imaz; Rubén
Photography: García; Diego
Sound: Fernández; Pablo, Enriquez; José Miguel
Music: Oliveros; Pauline
Cast:Foley; Norman, Broders; Ron, Dywer; Joseph
Participation year at FICM: 2012

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