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Shangrila DesMemoria

Shangrila is a 70-minute Narrative Human Rights film inspired by stories of the military dictatorship in Uruguay during the late 70s and early 80s.

Shangrila DesMemoria

Shangrila is a 70-minute Narrative Human Rights film inspired by stories of the military dictatorship in Uruguay during the late 70s and early 80s.

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Montevideo, Uruguay

$1,445 USD 29 backers

46% of $3,100 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

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Diego Needs Your Support!

Who is Diego?

Born and raised in Uruguay, Diego A. Parra moved to Wales (United Kingdom) at the age of 16 to attend Atlantic College; an international United World College. Afterwards, Diego moved to the United States to attend Bard College, where he is a Senior studying film and human rights.

Diego’s creative and academic work links the personal and the political. He likes telling powerful emotional narratives that deal with questions of memory, change, family, politics and rights.

THIS IS ALSO MY SENIOR THESIS! :)

What is this Film About?

This Narrative feature (70mins), set in 2007, tells the story of Daniel, a 27-yr old theatre director from Montevideo, Uruguay who comes back home after having lived in the UK for 11 years.

Once back, Daniel begins working on a theatre project with a group of 4 middle-aged ladies from diverse socioeconomic and life backgrounds. Together, they prepare the play Assemblywomen by Aristophanes. However, what at first begins as a simple theatre workshop, becomes progressively infiltrated by the political backdrop of the country and challenges not only the making of the play but also everything Daniel thought to be true about his family and his past.

The film explores Daniel's past and present as he deals with the theatre workshop, the memories of his late mother and the Uruguayan Military Dictatorship, his complicated relationship with his father, his return to Uruguay and how the politics of the country has affected and continues affecting his life and his choices.

For more information on the Uruguayan Military Dictatorship and Post Transitional period check this out: http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/plaintexthistories.asp?historyid=ab40

Where are your contributions going?

In addition to a fabulous donation by the Difference and Media Project and the Human Rights Project at Bard college your help will go to fund the following:

Actor fees
Equipment rentals
Video tapes and other technical material
Costumes
Set Dressing
Locations
Food
Transportation

I really really hope you can help us out as this is definitely a project we are very very passionate about yet need your absolute help to give birth to. And if this is something meaningful to you, Let's Collaborate!

Our Core Team

Diego A. Parra - Writer, Director, Producer.

Rocio Varela - Assistant Director, Producer

Vitor Carvalho - Director of Photography

Jonathan Kaitazoff - Grip (Light Designer)

Manes Gari - Production Designer

The Schedule

We are currently working on Pre-Production with my Production Assistant, Rocio Varela and my DOP Vitor Carvalho and will continue until July 15th. We will start shooting on the second half of July and hopefully be finished by mid August.

Here is a link to Vitor's youtube page where you can check out some of his great work!: http://www.youtube.com/user/vitor123456?feature...

Your Help Matters!

Film is a collaborative effort and so your help is essential! If this is something that interests you and would like to help us make our dream come true please tell your friends, family, co-workers, teachers, students, lover, enemies, etc etc etc etc.

Also check out our great perks that range from dvd copies of the film to my production book, souvenirs from Uruguay, mate cups, a great photo book from Uruguay, etc, etc.