Private Project

Memories from Chagres

The Chagres will be the common setting for the meeting of testimonies that, although situated in the present, are the result of past socio-political events.
This is a physical search for the lost towns that once existed on the edge of the Chagres. These were once thriving towns; they were the center of the economic and cultural progress of a country in full development.
The experiences of the former inhabitants, the current ones and even those of the director himself, share a special connection set by the sound of the water and illustrated by the unique landscapes of the Chagres River.

  • Omar Calvo
    Producer
  • Omar Calvo
    Director
  • Diego Arrue
    Executive Producer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Memorias del Chagres
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 10 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 30, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    Panama
  • Country of Filming:
    Panama
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • San Diego Latino Film Fest
    San Diego, California
    United States
    March 25, 2022
    International Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Istanbul International Architecture and Urban Films Festival
    Istanbul
    Turkey
    October 30, 2022
    Official Selection
  • ACAMPADOC
    Panama
    Panama
    July 17, 2021
    Official Selection
  • First-Time Filmmaker Sessions By Lift-Off
  • Latino and Native American Film Festival
    Connecticut
    United States
    April 21, 2022
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Omar Calvo

Panamanian producer and director, graduated from ESCAC (Barcelona). Winner of the National Fund for the development of a fiction project in 2021.

He directs and produces “Memories from Chagres”, a project selected at the “San Diego Latino Film Fest”.

In 2022 he begins to develop "Life's Melody". Project invited to 'Residence of the 11th International Documentary Festival of Panama', and more recently; the 'DOCMONDE Professionals Meeting' (part of FIFAC).

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