Ecuador selects A Son of Man for the 91st Oscars
Yes, it is true: The Academy of Audiovisual and Cinematographic Arts of Ecuador has selected A Son of Man by Luis Felipe Fernandez-Salvador and Pablo Agüero as its Oscar bid for the Foreign Language Film category. The film took ten years to finish and A FILMS’ very own Jaime Puerta worked as an associate director.
Based on a true story, the film follows Pipe, an American teenager from the rich suburbs of Minneapolis who reluctantly joins his mysterious father in Ecuador, his home country, on a treasure hunt for the lost Inca gold. On this perilous journey, Pipe understands that both he and his dad cannot possibly escape the family demons, which gradually emerge as they go deeper into the jungle.
We are impatiently waiting for the final list of nominations with the hope that A Son of Man will be officially selected to run for the 91st Academy Awards.
Stay tuned for updates!
A FILMS Team
This Land Wins the Best Documentary Award at the Black Hills Film Festival
This Land, a documentary film directed by Alan Thompson, has won the Best Documentary Award at the Black Hills Film Festival in South Dakota. This Land documents the ways in which the fossil fuels are extracted and transported in areas, such as Texas, including the Mexican Border, the Dakotas, and Canada, and how the native and local communities are fighting against gas and oil pipelines.
We congratulate the director and the rest of the team, including our very own Jaime Puerta as the Director of Photography, as well as the Tzu Chi Foundation for their incredible production that has earned them a meaningful award!
This Land has also been selected by Marfa Film Festival to be screened in July 2018. You can check out the festival link HERE.
Best,
A FILMS team