Mientras Quede Selva / DOC

Trailer:

Full length documentary:

“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.

Luke Cooper