Samuel in the Clouds

In Bolivia, the glaciers are melting. Samuel, an old ski lift operator, looks out of a window onto the rooftop of the world. Through generations, his family has lived and worked in the snowy Andes mountains, but now the snow is disappearing. While scientists are discussing and measuring ominous changes, Samuel honors the ancient mountain spirits. Besides, as this poetic documentary reveals, in a universe full of tactile problems and magic allegories, at an altitude of 5,000 meters the world seems infinite and humans seems finite, as clouds continue to drift by...

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Script: Pieter Van Eecke

Cinematography: Johan Legraie

Editing: Octavio Iturbe, Danniel Danniel

Sound: Felix Blume

Music: Karim Baggili

Production: Clin d’oeil films

Producers: Hanne Phlypo

Format: Color

Production Country: Belgium-The Netherlands

Production Year: 2016

Duration: 70

Contact: Deckert Distribution info@deckert-distribution.com

Awards
Gold Hugo – Chicago IFF 2016, USA
?Grand Prix – Autrans Mountain FF 2016, USA

Pieter Van Eecke

Filmography

(selected)
2011 Goudougoudou, 2011 (co-direction: Fabrizio Scapin)
?2016 Samuel in the Clouds