The Ecuadorian documentary “The Beach of the Enchaquirados” has been picked up by The Hague-based Latin Quarter, a sales, co-production and distribution company dedicated to Latin American, Spanish and Latin American diaspora cinema.
La playa de los Enchaquirados (The Beach of Enchaquirados) – Trailer with English subtitles
Originally released in 2021, the film has been given a second life thanks to a pair of Open Doors Screenings at this year’s Locarno Film Festival. During its initial festival run, “The Beach of the Enchaquirados” screened at prominent international festivals including IDFA, Guadalajara, and Doclisboa, winning the Arquipélago Contemporary Art Center Award at the latter.
A logline for the documentary reads: “Vicky is a fisherman by day, bar owner by night. When she was a little girl, she dreamed of being a radio soap star; now she dreams of falling in love again. How did a small, barren place in the Third World achieve this special kind of freedom and tolerance?”
“The Beach of the Enchaquirados” is produced by La República Invisible and directed by Iván Mora Manzano, whose previous fiction and documentary films have been screened at festivals in Venice, Locarno, Mar del Plata and numerous other international festivals.
