Sputnik Films - Costa Rica

Ceniza Negra (Land of Ashes) - 2019

Sinopsis (ES)

Selva (13) vive en un pueblo costero del Caribe. Mientras crece, intenta mantener unida a su familia, pero esto se vuelva cada vez más difícil. Su padre parece que no regresará nunca; Elena, su única figura materna, desaparece en una fiesta del pueblo; y su abuelo delira con unas cabras que no existen mientras comienza a dejarse morir. Entre paisajes imaginarios y sombras misteriosas, Selva se debate si debería ayudar a su abuelo a cumplir su deseo, aunque esto le signifique tener que atravesar sola sus últimos momentos de infancia.

Synopsis (ENG)

Selva (13) lives in a Caribbean coastal town. As she grows up, she tries to keep her family together, but this proves to be harder every day. It seems her father will never come back; Elena, her only motherly figure, disappears at the town festivities; and her grandfather obsesses over his imaginary goats as he lets himself die.
Between imaginary landscapes and mysterious shadows, Selva debates whether to help her grandfather achieve his death wish, even though this means going alone through her last moments of childhood.

Directora/Director: Sofía Quirós Ubeda

Costa Rica - Argentina - Chile - Francia

Spanish - 87min

World Premiere: Semaine de la Critique-Cannes 2019

Awards: Best Film in Cairo Film Critic’s Week - Best Film National Culture Awards Costa Rica 2019.

Written and directed by: Sofía Quiros Ubeda

Produced by: Mariana Murillo (Sputnik Films - Costa Rica) Co Production: Cecilia Salim (Murillo Cine - Argentina) Millaray Cortés & Matías Echevarría (La POST Producciones - Chile) Samuel Chauvin (Promenades Films - France)

Sales Agent: Totem films

Cast :Smachleen Gutiérrez, Humberto Samuels, Hortensia Smith, Keha Brown.

El Sonido de las Cosas (The Sound of Things) - 2016

Sinopsis (ES)

A Claudia le emociona ser enfermera. Manejar la adrenalina, controlar las emociones, salvar vidas. En casa todo es distinto: hay una habitación que vaciar, hay que encontrar un nuevo compañero de piso. Claudia no puede lidiar con el reciente suicidio de su prima Silvia. Afuera el trabajo, la aflicción de su tía, el reencuentro con un viejo amigo. Adentro los sonidos de siempre, la calle, la lluvia, los vecinos a lo lejos. Todo suena a Silvia, todo le recuerda su incapacidad de llorar.

Synopsis (ENG)

Claudia loves being a nurse. Handling adrenaline, controlling emotions, saving lives. At home everything is different: there’s a room to clear out, she needs to find a new roommate. Claudia cannot deal with her cousin Silvia’s recent suicide. Outside there’s work, her Aunt’s grief, an encounter with an old friend. Inside she is still surrounded by the usual sounds, the streets, the rain, neighbors at a distance. Everything sounds like Silvia. Everything reminds her of her inability to cry.

Director: Ariel Escalante

Costa Rica

Español / Spanish - 78min

World Premiere: Moscow International Film Festival 2016

Awards: Best Film National Culture Awards Costa Rica 2016

Written and directed by: Ariel Escalante

Produced by: Mariana Murillo (Sputnik Films - Costa Rica)

Cast: Lilliana Biamonte, Fernando Bolaños, Claudia Barrionuevo, Ariel Escalante, Monserrat Montero