Mitayero
2023 | 6 min | Hybrid
This film was made in the Amazon Jungle, Peru, during PlayLab Films’ Director’s Lab with Apichatpong Weerasethakul.
In the liminal space between the jungle and the wide river that runs through it, steeped in myths of anacondas, piranhas and jaguars, a man has lived alone in a secluded hut for twenty years. A hunter’s voice from the past shares a dream with his wife in which wild animals seek revenge on him, placing into question how everyday life will be lived in their future. While the couple’s human drama unfolds, nature remains unfazed, time and the river moving forward – or is it backwards?
CREDITS
Writer/Director: Kate Vinen | Executive Producers: Estephania Bonnett, Kate Vinen, Elliot Magen | Producers: Estephania Bonnett, Kate Vinen, Ivria Dubs | Cinematographer: Kate Vinen | Editor: Elliot Magen | Sound: Jonathan Mendolicchio | Colourist: Yanni Kronenberg | Production Managers: Berta Garcia, Laura Otalora | Production Assistants: Pavel Martiarena, Henry Espino, Gabriel Meseth | Still Photography: Marc Garcia, Sandra Pereda Burga | Translator: Keni Guillen | Lodging & Catering: Inkaterra Hotels