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Horror in the Andes

The ethnographic documentary “Horror in the Andes” follows a group of friends from the Andean highland town of Ayacucho as they set out to make a horror movie. The film takes an observational approach to engage with the artistic practice of the protagonists, whose initial reluctance to be at the centre of yet another scholarly study inspired and guided the making of this film. Social scientists have been studying the amateur filmmaking community in Ayacucho, linking their stories to the horrors of the Peruvian internal armed conflict that began in the 1980s and lasted two decades. In this journey, Martín, Lucho, and Carlitos explore the region’s pre-colonial past, reshaping the narrative of their practice whilst inviting an academic audience to see how creative expression builds community for better futures.

  • Martha-Cecilia Dietrich
    Director
    Take Me to a Place Outside (2009), Entre Memorias (2015)
  • Andy Lawrence
    Producer
    Born, The Lover and the Beloved, The One and the Many, One Long Journey
  • Jose Luis Fajardo
    Camera & Sound
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Terror en los Andes
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Genres:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    34 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    January 1, 2019
  • Country of Origin:
    Switzerland
  • Country of Filming:
    Peru
  • Language:
    Quechua, Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital (Full HD)
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • RAI film festival
    Bristol
    United Kingdom
    March 28, 2019
    UK Premier
    Commendation Richard Werbner Award
  • SVA Film and Media Festival
    Vancouver
    United States
    November 20, 2019
    US Premiere
    Official Selection, Best Short Documentary
  • Oaxaca Film Fest
    Oaxaca
    Mexico
    October 4, 2019
    North American Premiere
    New Industry Selection
  • Inshort Film Festival
    Lagos
    Nigeria
    November 10, 2020
    Africa Premiere
  • Ethnografische Filmtage Bremen
    Bremen
    Germany
    November 20, 2019
    Germany Premiere
  • World Festival Corrientes
    Corrientes
    Argentina
    November 26, 2019
    South America Premiere
    Best documentary short
  • Athens Ethnographic Film Festival
    Athens
    Greece
    December 4, 2019
    Greece Premiere
  • Medellin International Film Festival
    Medellin
    Colombia
    February 12, 2020
    Colombia Premiere
    Best documentary short
Distribution Information
  • Filmmaking For Fieldwork
    Country: United Kingdom
    Rights: Pay Per View
  • Royal Anthropological Institute
    Country: United Kingdom
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Martha-Cecilia Dietrich

Martha-Cecilia Dietrich completed her PhD in Social Anthropology with Visual Media at the Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology at the University of Manchester. She is currently an ass. professor at the Department of Anthropology at the University of Amsterdam. Her (film) work is situated in the fields of political anthropology, memory studies in post-conflict settings and filmmaking as a research method.

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