5th edition
of the audiovisual contest
in the area of environment and
sustainable development

CATEGORY:
SHORT FILM

"FIRST STEPS"

Director :
Sebastián Cabrera

Writer :
Armando Larrauri

Cinematography :
Sebastián Cabrera / Armando Larrauri

Camera :
Sebastián Cabrera / Luigi Comba

Editor :
Sebastián Cabrera / Eliezer Pichardo

Description :
Indifference takes hold in societies where, for various reasons, they never manage to get a handle on their problems and change their realities.

We go through life adopting habits that are not always positive; indifference is one of them. We see that today in the Dominican Republic we have gotten accustomed to living with solid waste (GARBAGE). We go about our daily lives without the slightest surprise at the makeshift garbage dumps that are appearing all over the place because there are no containers and because of the growing “culture” of putting our trash out on the street in plastic shopping bags.

The logistics of garbage collection is also questionable…

In this context, recycling has emerged as a business alternative and a source of employment, which is a first step that must be taken in the direction of dealing with this environmental problem. But there is still the plastic bag floating around as a symbol of the specific problem with solutions that lie in education, forming new habits and government measures.

A panorama of the city proposes that each of us understands whether we are part of the solution or part of the problem.

In the end, the results are an introspection that only leaves space for reflection…

CATEGORY:
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

"MI VOZ"

Written and Directed by :
Querlin Cortorreal

Description :
Two young sisters are playing in the park where the older sister is pushing the younger one in her stroller. The little girl falls out of the stroller and scrapes her knee; her sister cleans it and puts a Band-Aid on. The little girl sees a man nearby cutting down a tree. She takes her Band-Aid off from her knee and puts it on the tree.

CATEGORY:
SHORT FILM

"TURNING OUR BACKS TO THE OCEAN"

Director :
Armando Larrauri

Screen play :
Osvaldo Larancuent

Camera :
José Alejandro Álvarez / Armando Larrauri

Under water camera :
José Alejandro Álvarez

Writer :
Mariano Pichardo / Kokaleka

Producer :
Osvaldo Larancuent

Executive Producer :
María José Bengoa / Gloria Aquino / Banreservas

Description :
Turning our Backs to the Ocean looks at the major threats facing our coasts and oceans: overfishing, especially of parrotfish and sea turtles, and the negative role of invasive species, like the lionfish, that are taking over the coral reefs ecosystems. One solution lies in catching and consuming the lionfish, which have no natural predators – a good option for fishermen and consumers seeking a delicious source of nutrition.

CATEGORY:
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

"PAPER BOATS"

Writer / Director :
Gustavo A. Ricart

Description :
Three children are playing in a creek with paper boats. Unfortunately, their playground is full of garbage; non bio-degradable garbage.
Dismayed by the issue they decide to clean the creek; their recreational site, their home. Where will our children play? In what kind of place will they grow?