Eyes Wide Open - Exploring Today’s South America
Synopsis:
Gonzalo Arijón - winner of the Joris Ivens Award in 2007 for 'Stranded' - and writer Eduardo Galeano take us on a journey through today's Latin America.
After 500 years of exploitation and repression, Latin America is at a turning point in its history: a series of socialist leaders has come to power.
Can they satisfy their peoples' hunger for change ?
director: Gonzalo Arijón
research: Hilary Sandison & Gonzalo Arijón
cinematography: Gonzalo Arijón & Pablo Zubizarreta
editor: Samuel Lajus
sound: Fabián Oliver
music: Florencia Di Concilio
genre: History, politics
length: 110 min.
format: DigiBeta
languages: Spanish, Portuguese with English ST
year of production: France, Uruguay 2009
producer: Carole Fernandez
production company: Salado Media
co-producers: Dissidents, ARTE France, Lichtpunt, YLE, RTBF, NRK, SVS-TV
festivals: IDFA Comeptition for Feature-Length Documentary
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