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Apacheta

Chopo, a city man, has been searching for a legacy buried under an old ranch. He builds apachetas as a reminder of his search.

  • Jorge Monsalve
    Director
  • Jorge Monsalve
    Writer
  • Javier Mendoza
    Producer
  • Jorge Monsalve
    Producer
  • Roberto Barrenechea
    Key Cast
  • Jorge Vasquez
    Key Cast
  • Carlos Carmen
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Apacheta
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Fiction
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    January 11, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Peru
  • Country of Filming:
    Peru
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:35
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Official Selection13° Inkafest Mountain Film Festival, Perú 2017

    Peru
    November 15, 2017
    Honorable Mention
  • Official selection - 24º FESANCOR Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes, Chile 2017

    Chile
    Best International Cinematography
  • Official Selection - 35º Festival Cinematográfico Internacional del Uruguay

    April 10, 2017
  • Official Selection - 21º Festival de Cine de Lima - Filmocorto, Perú 2017

    August 4, 2017
  • Official selection - 33º AUTRANS International Mountain Film Festival, France
  • Official Selection - Cortomontagna, Italy 2017
  • Official Selection - Festival Internacional de Cine de Quito, Ecuador 2017
  • Official Selection - JAIPUR International Film Festival, India 2017
    Jaipur
    India
    January 11, 2017
    Asian Premiere
  • Perspective - 13º AKBANK Short Film Festival, Turkey 2017

    March 9, 2017
  • Official Selection - Festival de Cine de los Cerros, Chile 2017
  • Official Selection - FECICAL Festival de Cine de la Calera, Chile 2017
  • Official Selection - 5º Festival internacional BioBio Cine, Chile 2017
  • Official Selection - Falcon International Film Festival, UK 2017
  • Official Selection - 8º International Hall of the Light®, Colombia 2017
  • Official Selection - 9º Festival Sembrando Cine, Perú 2017
  • FIC ESMI 2017, Argentina 2017
  • Festival de Cine Verde de Barichara, Colombia 2017
  • Festival Internacional do Filme Insurgente, Brazil 2017
Distribution Information
  • Cazador
    Country: Spain
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Jorge Monsalve

J. Monsalve (Lima, 1989) studied cinema in University of Lima and screenwriting in Madrid. He worked as assistant director for several advertising and film productions. His latest work 'Apacheta' has been screened between América, Europe and Asia.

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Director Statement

Apacheta is the portrait of a man who is on a place that does not belong in the middle of a search, but eventually finds quite the opposite; a new home, a new routine or even himself.