DOK.horizonte Competition – Cinema of Urgency
At this film screening, director Sebastián Peña Escobar will be our guest for a subsequent Q&A.
LOS ÚLTIMOS
Paraguay 2023 – Director: Sebastián Peña Escobar – Orig. vers. w/English subtitles – subsequ. Q&A w/director Sebastián Peña Escobar – Length: 89 min.
Everything about Paraguay’s last remaining native forests fascinates the filmmaker Sebastián: their silence and sounds, their flora and fauna. So he goes on a road trip with his uncle Jota and his friend Ulf, both ecologists, to film them. In the face of approaching forest fires, the three philosophise about the true (eco-)system and the humanity that cannot be saved. Sara Gómez
Biography
Sebastián Peña Escobar is a filmmaker, cultural producer and author of numerous essays, poems and articles. He studied economics and international business and has been selected for several postgraduate research programs, including by the Rockefeller Foundation. LOS ÚLTIMOS is his first documentary film as a director.
Filmography (selection, as producer)
GUARANI, PY/AR 2015, 85 min.
CHICAS NUEVAS, AR/CO/PY/PE/ES 2015, 70 min.
LAS HEREDERAS, PY/US/DE/NW/BR/ UY/IT 2018, 98 min.
Nominated for the DOK.horizonte Competition – Cinema of Urgency
The films in this series tell stories from countries in transition. They are supported by ENGAGEMENT GLOBAL with funds from the BMZ and are nominated for the VIKTOR DOK.horizonte Competition, endowed with 5,000 euros. The award donor is the Petra-Kelly-Stiftung.
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No youth rating
English/Original Title: THE LAST. Writer: Sebastián Peña Escobar. Camera: Pascual Glausser. Sound: Rafael Álvarez. Editing: Fernando Epstein. Music: Ismael Pinkler. Production: La Babosa Cine. Producer: Marcelo Martinessi.
