“Mientras Quede Selva” (While There is Still Jungle Left) 2023
Currently, in its initial festival run, this is a documentary very close to the heart, released after two 2 years and 7 in the making without a budget at all. “Mientras Quede Selva” is a film that follows Amado and Yadira to tell the personal stories of the people closest to conservation and their connection to the world around them. I will be forever grateful for their incredible kindness, everything they taught us, and for sharing their stories.
Premiered at the Ambiental Film Festival ECOador.
Official selection of the International Documentary Film Festival “Encuentros Del Otro Cine” EDOC (Encounters of the Other Cinema).
Official Selection at the International Film Festival of Quito FICQ.
Credits:
Production and Original Concept by La Neblina (Naia Andrade Hoeneisen, Emilia Palomeque Álvarez and Karla Barragán)
Directed by Naia Andrade Hoeneisen
Cinematography by Luke Cooper
Recording, design, and sound post-production by Gabriela Yánez
Assistants of dialogue editing Roberto Vargas y Miguel Sánchez
Edited by Naia Andrade Hoeneisen
Drone Shots by Jorge Anhalzer
Color Grading by “Cuarto Blanco.” Daniel Andrade and Nicolás Andrade
Musical Compositions by Juan David Maya
Narration by Carla Valencia
Special thanks to Yadira Giler Mejia and Amado De La Cruz Chávez for showing us the forest through their eyes. To Juan Esteban Suárez Encalada for letting us meet Amado through his writings. To Jorge Anhalzer for all his support. And Jocotoco Foundation and Tesoro Escondido for their warm welcome.
