Pepe
Dominican Republic - Namibia - Germany - France / 2024 / 122'
Plot
A voice that claims to come from a hippopotamus. A voice that does not understand the perception of time. Pepe, the first and last dead hippopotamus in America, tells his story with the overwhelming orality of these peoples.
Full Cast and Crew
Director:
Nelson Carlo de los Santos Arias
Guion:
Nelson Carlo de los Santos Arias
Producer:
Nelson Carlo de los Santos Arias
Pablo Lozano
Tanya Valette
Production:
4 a 4 Productions
Joe Vision Production CC
Pandora Filmproducktion
Film Editing:
Tom Swash
Cinematography:
Nelson Carlo de los Santos Arias
Roman Lechapelier
Camilo Soratti
Cast:
Jhon Narvaez
Sor María Ríos
Music:
Nelson Carlo de los Santos Arias
Póster Oficial
Director
Nelson Carlo de los Santos Arias
Studied film in Buenos Aires and Edinburgh and has an MFA from the California Institute of the Arts. His first short film Shesaid hewalks hesaid shewalks won a BAFTA Scotland in 2009 while his documentary Pareces una carreta… was part of the major Latin America art exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum in New York. His graduation film Santa Teresa & otras historias won the Prix Georges De Beauregard at FidMarseille; Cocote won the Signs of Life Award at Locarno. He developed Pepe while participating in the DAAD artists-in-Berlin programme.
Festivals and Awards
Festival de Berlín Oso de Plata- mejor dirección
Sitges Film Festival Nominada mejor película
