Marcelina and Mercedes live in different villages at Venezuelan Andes. They share a tragic story: their daughters committed a suicide pact, like many did the last years in these surroundings. Through their memories of loss and grief, the film takes us into a world of tangible pain where silence became a significant feature of this idyllic but violent natural setting.
The Silence of the Flies
Marcelina and Mercedes live in different villages at Venezuelan Andes. They share a tragic story: their daughters committed a suicide pact, like many did the last years in these surroundings. Through their memories of loss and grief, the film takes us into a world of tangible pain where silence became a significant feature of this idyllic but violent natural setting.
Directors: Eliezer Arias
Writers: Eliezer Arias
Producers: Raul Bravo
Key cast:
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26th IDFA - International Documentary Film Festival Amterdam
Amterdam
November 23, 2013
World Premiere
RDOC - International Documentary Film Festival of Dominican Republic and the Caribbean
Santo Domingo
February 15, 2014
Latin American Premiere
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM OF LATIN AMERICA
FICCI 54th International Film Festival of Cartagena de Indias
Cartagena, Colombia
March 15, 2014
Colombian Premiere
26 CineLatino 26th Rencontres de Toulouse
Toulouse, France
March 25, 2014
French Premiere
17th Spanish Film Festival in Malaga
Malaga, Spain
March 22, 2014
Spanish Premiera
FICG 29th International Film Festival of Guadalajara
Guadalajara, Mexico
March 25, 2014
Mexican Premiere
4º FICD Festival Internacional de Cine en el Desierto
Sonora, Mexico
May 7, 2014
18º FAM Florianópolis Audiovisual Mercosur
Santa Catarina, Brazil
May 26, 2014
Brazilian Premiere
13º EASA (European Association of Social Anthropologists) Biennial Conference, Film Programme
Tallinn, Estonia
August 2, 2014
Estonian Premiere
1º Muestra de Cine Documental Mérida
Mérida, Venezuela
July 16, 2014
Venezuelan Premiere
11º Festival Internacional “Piriápolis de Película
Piriapolis, Uruguay
August 17, 2014
3º Festival Internacional UNASUR CINE
San Juan, Argentina
September 16, 2014
Argentina Premiere
2º Festival del Nuevo Cine Venezolano de Nueva York
New York, USA
September 22, 2014
4º Festival Entre Largos Y Cortos de Oriente
Pto la Cruz, Venezuela
September 24, 2014
Best long-feature documentary
7º Festival de Cine Latinoamericano y Caribeño de Margarita
Margarita Island, Venezuela
October 8, 2014
2º International Mental Health Film Festival
Faro, Portugal
October 10, 2014
Best Long-Feature Documentary
6º Muestra de Cine Centro e Iberoamericano
Managua, Nicaragua
October 12, 2014
7º Festival de Cine “La Imagen de los Pueblos
Ibarra, Ecuador
October 20, 2014
29º Festival de Cinema Latino Americano a Trieste
Trieste, Italy
October 23, 2014
Italian Premiere
11º Festival Internacional de Cinema Solidari KO&Digital
Barcelona, Spain
October 24, 2014
1º Festival de Cine de Maracaibo
Maracaibo, Venezuela
October 21, 2014
8º Festival de la Memoria. Documental Iberoamericano
Cuernavaca, Mexico
November 1, 2014
1º Muestra Encuentro Nacional de Documentalistas
Caracas, Venezuela
November 2, 2014
14º Festival Internacional de Cine FENAVID
Santa Cruz, Bolivia
November 7, 2014
Best Documentary Picture
6º Festival de Cine Latino de Punta del Este
Punta del Este, Uruguay
November 7, 2014
4º Intimate Lens – Festival of Visual Anthropology
San Leucio, Italy
November 9, 2014
Best Documentary
8º Vox Feminae Festival
Zagreb, Croatia
November 11, 2014
17º Icaro Festival Internacional de Cine en Centroamérica
Guatemala
November 18, 2014
3º Family Fiction Film Project
Oporto, Portugal
November 14, 2014
5º Muestra de Cine Independiente del Centro
Rio Cuarto, Argentina
November 14, 2014
4º Caracas Doc
Caracas, venezuela
November 17, 2014
Best Documentary Art
16º Festival FILMAR en América Latina
Geneva, Swizeland
November 19, 2014
Special Award
2º Festival de Cine de la Mujer CINEFEM
Maldonado, Uruguay
November 28, 2014
4º Festival de Cine Internacional de Gualeguaychú
Entre Rios, Argentina
December 5, 2014
8º Festival Internacional de Cine Documental ATLANTIDOC
Montevideo, Uruguay
December 10, 2014
Special award for best documentary, Best Picture and Best Director
36º Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano
La Habana, Cuba
December 8, 2014
5º CinemAvvenire Film Festival
Rome, Italy
December 16, 2014
Most Original International Documentary
News & Reviews
"Las Huellas del Suicidio"
El Espectador Imaginario
http://www.elespectadorimaginario.com/el-silencio-de-las-moscas/
"'El silencio de las moscas', las voces del duelo"
Radio France internationale (RFI)
http://www.espanol.rfi.fr/cultura/20140327-el-silencio-de-las-moscas-las-voces-del-duelo
"The silence of the flies"
Chicago Reader
http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/the-silence-of-the-flies/Film?oid=17113293
"CHICAGO LATINO FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTS WIDE-RANGING SPECTRUM OF FILM"
Chicago Sun Times
http://entertainment.suntimes.com/entertainmen
student project: No
completion date: 2014-01-01
shooting format: HDD
aspect ratio: 16:9
film color: Color
first-time filmmaker: Yes
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