El Regalo de la Pachamama (Pachamama) Bolivia / Japan
2008, 104min.
Prod./Script/Dir.: Toshifumi Matsushita, Dir. of Phot.: Gustavo Soto Nuñez, Guillermo Ruiz, Carlos Crespo, César Pérez Hurtado, Music by: Luzmila Carpio, Sound: Claudio Duran, Edit.: Toshifumi Matsushita
Cast: Christian Huaygua, Luis Mamani, Faniy Mosques, Francisco Gutíerrez, Hilaria Cabrera.
Pachamama is a spiritual tale set in Bolivia. The protagonist is a 13-year-old boy who lives in the traditional way, with his family near the salt lake of Uyuni. One spring he goes with his father on his first caravan. Strapping blocks of salt to the backs of their llamas, they follow the “Salt Trail” for months, exchanging the precious mineral for other products of the Andes. Along the way, through many experiences and encounters, the boy discovers who he is as a young man and a Quechua. As the trip comes to a close, he meets a beautiful girl at a festival. Their two young hearts awaken, as they share a simple but profound dream: to ride a bicycle together across the salt lake. By the end he discovers what his grandmother meant by “The Gift of Pachamama.”
Production
Dolphin Productions
140 East 7th street #3K, New York, NY 10009, USA
Tel.: (212) 979.5507
Fax: (212) 979.5502
E-mail:
http://www.pachamama-movie.com/
| Matsushita, Toshifumi  Toshifumi Matsushita (born 1950, Kakogawa, Japan)
After graduating from Doshisha University (Bachelor Degree in Law), worked at Shouchiku Kyoto Film Studio as assistant producer. In 1979, came to the United States to study filmmaking at New York University. In 1981, started as a producer at Entel Communication, Inc., a Japanese television company based in NYC. In 1987, founded Dolphin Productions to make documentaries and TV programs.
Filmography
Big Chief (1992), Cuba Amor (1995), Voodoo Kingdom (1998), El Eregalo de la Pachamama (Pachamama) (2008)
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