The Silence of the Wind
Fall Grants 2016 - Post-Production Stage
Álvaro Aponte-Centeno / Feature Narrative / Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, France, Qatar / 2017 / 84 min / Original Language: Spanish / Interests: Drama
Synopsis
Rafito deals in smuggling undocumented people from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States. After his sister is murdered, he takes care of his family and the human-trafficking business. On his current journey, he will face death after the collapse of a craft filled with hopeful migrants. A story about daily survival in the contemporary Caribbean, ‘The Silence of the Wind’ seeks to contemplate this netherworld without judgement.
Credits
- Director
- Álvaro Aponte-Centeno
- Screenwriter
- Álvaro Aponte-Centeno
- Producer
- Maite Rivera Carbonell
- Production Company
- Quenepa Producciones
About the Director
Álvaro Aponte-Centeno obtained a Master’s degree in Communications from the University of Puerto Rico. He directed the award-winning short films ‘Luz’ (2010), ‘Mi Santa Mirada’ (2012), which was selected for the Official Competition of the Festival de Cannes, and ‘Yahaira’ (2015). With his first feature-length project film, ‘La mar’, he participated in the second IBERMEDIA Workshop of Film Projects of Central America and the Caribbean, where he won first prize. He is a recipient of funding from the prestigious international film funds Aide aux Cinémas du Monde and IBERMEDIA.
Contacts
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Main Contact
Maite Rivera Carbonell
- Company:
- Quenepa Producciones
- Phone:
- +1-787-2108427
- Email:
- quenepaproducciones@gmail.com