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AMAZON VARIATIONS

The audiovisual work “Amazon Variations” by Cecilia Pillado is a “re-composition” of her piano work of the same name through images and effects, the plot of which is hinted at through the titles of the individual parts, revealing a cyclical story of beginning and return.
It is a philosophical, mystical, spiritual, experimental, contemplative essay that addresses concepts such as the origin of cosmos, life, fertility, love, destruction, transformation, among others. Or it’s just a journey through the universe and nature, passing through a jungle that holds hidden and unknown dangers, through a carnival celebration, stopping at the ocean, turning back to the starting point.

  • Cecilia Pillado
    Director
    Cecilia's Piano Ave Maria
  • Cecilia Pillado
    Creator
    Cecilia's Piano Ave Maria
  • Cecilia Pillado
    Producer
    Cecilia's Piano Ave Maria
  • Cecilia Pillado
    Editor
    Cecilia's Piano Ave Maria
  • Cecilia Pillado
    Composer
  • Cecilia Pillado
    Piano Performer
    Cecilia's Piano Ave Maria
  • Vera Göpfert
    Key Cast
    "Nymph 1"
  • Karen Markwardt
    Key Cast
    "Nymph 2"
  • Achim Windhäuser
    Key Cast
    "Prisoner"
  • Rainer König
    Key Cast
    "KIng of The Lake"
  • Cecilia Pillado
    Key Cast
    "Piano Performer"
    Cecilia's Piano Ave Maria
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    VARIACIONES AMAZÓNICAS
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Music Video
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 29, 2024
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Argentina, Germany, Spain
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Apollo Global Music Awards (AGMA)
    Athens
    Greece
    September 29, 2024
    WINNER BEST COMPOSITION
Distribution Information
  • Tango Malambo Productions
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Cecilia Pillado

Cecilia Pillado is an Italian-Argentinian-German actress, pianist, filmmaker and composer based in Berlin. As an actress she’s been working in German TV and film industry for more than 25 years and has also succeeded as concert pianist on stage and through her numerous recordings of Tangos, Classical and Film Music. She founded her own Music Label Company “Tango Malambo” which is now expanding to an audiovisual productions company. She is a graduate of University of Arts Berlin, University of Cuyo Argentina, International Film School Cologne, Germany and the “The Studio - Hollywood” in Los Angeles, California. She began producing short films and later music videos, since her connection with music is very strong. “Cecilia’s Piano Ave Maria” (2022) was official selected at Toronto Indie Short Filmmakers Festival, Roma Short Film Festival, New York Tri-State, Tokio, Madrid and Japan International Film Festivals, Apollo Global Music Awards Greece, Kerala, Himachal, Pune, Goa and West-Bengal Short Film Festivals in India and Opus Klassik Awards in Germany. She is currently post-producing the documentary feature “B99THN 9+” and developing her screenplay “Valentina, Her Piano and the Tangos” a feature that will be directed by Finnish director Mika Kaurismäki.

2024 Amazon Variations (Experimental - Music)
2022 Cecilia's Piano Ave Maria (Music Video)
2021 Piano Audiovisual (Music Video Series)
2021 Homage to Beethoven (Documentary Series)
2018 Never an Absolution (Music Video)
2018 Cecilia Pillado's Yesterday (Music Video)
2013 Twin Sisters or Homeland (Short)
2006 Italienisch! (Short)

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Director Statement

"I re-composed my own piano composition with images; it was kind of recreation of the musical work with visual and video sources. The visual translation from the power of music into images"