Through Rocks and Clouds

Raíz

TIFF65: Greek Premiere
Feliciano, an eight-year-old boy from Peru who raises alpacas and shows a special affection for one he calls Ronaldo, is thrilled at the prospect of his country qualifying for the upcoming FIFA World Cup. However, everything that defines his life so far is at risk of dramatic change due to a mining company that pollutes and covets their land, directly threatening, among other things, the viability of the local livestock community. Filmed in the majestic highlands of Peru, Through Rocks and Clouds starts from an unusual friendship between a rebellious youngster and an adorable alpaca, only to drastically transform along the way into a film of timely environmental concern. With a title perfectly attuned to the wild power of the natural landscape, Franco García Becerra's film lives and breathes between the rocky ground and the cloud-filled sky, ensuring that it touches, at the right moment and with the appropriate sensitivity, the most emotional chords of the child we are, or that we keep well-guarded within us.
Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.
Direction: Franco García Becerra
Script: Annemarie Gunkel, Alicia Quispe
Cinematography: Johan Carrasco
Editing: Franco García Becerra, Juan Francisco González
Sound: Amador del Solar
Music: Daniel Castro
Actors: Nely Huayta, Richard Taipe, José Merma, Rubén Huillca
Production: Desfase Films, Mestizo Studios, Luna Roja Relatos Audiovisuales, Wayquicha Cine
Producers: Diego Sarmiento, Jorge Constantino, Annemarie Gunkel, Franco García Becerra
Co-production: Tierra En Trance Films
Co-producers: Juan Francisco González
Costumes: Karina Lines
Format: DCP
Color: Color
Production Country: Peru, Chile
Production Year: 2024
Duration: 84'
Contact: Luxbox
Awards/Distinctions: Generation Kplus (Special Mention) – Berlinale 2024
Suitable for kids over the age of 14.

Franco García Becerra

Franco García’s (Cusco, 1977) debut feature film, Southern Winds (2018), premiered at the Lima Film Festival (Peru), also was selected at Dominican Global Film Festival. Chicago Latino Film Festival, Cine de las Americas Film Festival, among others. Through Rocks And Clouds (2024), his second feature film had its World Premiere at the 74th Berlin Film Festival. With his short film Indie he won the Peruvian Short Film Award in 2008. His next short film Lima (2011) received the Best Short Film and Best Screenplay Award from the Ministry of Culture of Peru in 2011 and won the best short film award at the Peruvian Film Festival in Paris in 2013.

Filmography

2008 Indie (short)
2011 Lima (short)
2018 Southern Winds
2024 Through Rocks and Clouds