DOCU/SHORT

Guanape Sur

Year
2010
Country
Italy, Peru
Duration
23’
Director
Janos Richter

A barren rock island off the coast of Peru. No soil, no water, but hundreds of thousands of birds. For a period of ten years, only two guards may live on Guanape Sur. In the eleventh year though, hundreds of workers arrive for the harvest of the birds' excrement.

Production and Sales
Nadia Caruso & Georg Zeller / ZeLIG Film; ZeLIG School for Documentary, Television and New Media [email protected]
Director
Janos Richter

Janos Richter is a Berlin-based director and editor. He graduated in sociology from FU Berlin and documentary direction from ZeLIG, Italy. His thesis film Guanape Sur premiered at IDFA and won an IDA Documentary Award as well as several awards at international festivals, including Silverdocs, Monterrey IFF and San Sebastian IFF. It was a finalist for the 2012 Cinema Eye Honors.

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 6 — 13 
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12+1
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12+1
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Country
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2011
Country
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2010
Country
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Director
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Country
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