SYNOPSIS

 

 

 

Manuel is a farmer from a rural village in the mountains of Eastern Honduras. He aspires to be a musician but quickly realizes his only patrons are the powerful drug bosses who terrorize his region. When a song he writes that angers a dangerous drug cartel, Manuel is forced to make the most difficult decision of his life; continue his quest for fame, or flee. Manuel comes from the most murderous country on earth. With a murder rate nearly 18 times higher than that of the U.S., it is no mystery as to why thousands of people are fleeing the country every month in search of safety and security. "Olancho" goes beyond the statistics, though, and offers a ground-level look at the struggle of Central American immigrants.

DIRECTED BY

Chris Valdés

Ted Griswold

 

PRODUCED BY

Olancho Movie LLC

& Tercer Piso

 

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER

Esther Anino

 

PRODUCTION CONSULTANT

Jeff Consiglio

 

FESTIVAL CONSULTANT

Kino Rebelde

EDITING

Andrea Chignoli

 

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Shlomo Godder

 

SOUND

Chris Valdés

Ted Griswold

 

ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK

Stash Wyslouch

 

POST PRODUCTION

Modulus Studios

MARKETS & LABS

 

IndieWire Project of the Month -December-. U.S. (2014)

Hot Docs Forum. Canada (2015)

Big Sky Pitch. U.S. (2015)

NALIP Media Market. U.S. (2015)

 

AWARDS

 

LOLA Award

Philadelphia Latino Film Festival. U.S. (2017)

Best Feature

Nevada City Film Festival. U.S. (2017)

Special Jury Prize

New Orleans Film Festival. U.S. (2017)

Best Cinematography Award

Tulsa American Film Festival. U.S. (2017)

Best Film Award

In-Edit Int’l Music Documentary Film Festival. Chile (2018)

 

 

INTERNATIONAL SELECTION

 

Viennale International Film Festival. Austria (2017)

DOCS MX Festival Internacional de Cine Documental. Mexico (2017)

FILMAR en América Latina. Switzerland (2017)

ÍCARO International Film Festival. Guatemala (2017)

Costa Rica International Film Festival. Costa Rica (2017)

IFFR International Film Festival Rotterdam. ‎Netherlands (2018)

Cinélatino Rencontres de Toulouse. France (2018)

Musical Écran Film Festival. France (2018)

Solo Positivo, Int’l Music Documentary Film Festival. Croatia (2018)

ALCANCES, International Documentary Film Festival. Spain (2018)

Cine Migrante, International Film Festival. Argentina (2018)

Antofacine, International Film Festival. Chile (2018)

 

LOCAL SELECTION

 

Big Sky International Documentary Film Festival. U.S. (2017)

Chicago Latino Film Festival. U.S. (2017)

Capital City Film Festival. U.S. (2017)

Mammoth Lakes Film Festival. U.S. (2017)

San Francisco DocFest. U.S. (2017)

Brooklyn Film Festival. U.S (2017)

Indie Street Film Festival. U.S. (2017)

Rural Route Film Festival. U.S. (2017)

Margaret Mead Film Festival. U.S. (2017)

Society for Visual Anthropology Film Festival. U.S. (2017)

Orlando Film Festival. U.S. (2017)

Cine Las Américas, International Film Festival. U.S. (2018)

ÍCARO, International Film Festival. Honduras (2018)

 

In order to help Honduras recover, 100% OF THE REVENUE from renting and buying this films on Vimeo On Demand for the rest of 2020, will go to different relief funds in Honduras. By renting or buying You are helping Honduras to recover from hurricanes Eta & Iota.