Synopsis
América, a 10-year-old girl from a remote Andean village, dreams of buying a bicycle so she’ll never be late to class again.
Production :
Play Story Studio
Contact :
Music :
Erick Del Aguila
Screenplay :
Javier Arias-Stella
Cast :
Santa Cruz Flor
Director :
Javier Arias-Stella
Editing :
Eric Williams
Cinematographer :
Soren Nielsen
Artistic direction :
Edie Merida
Main artistic collaborator :
Camila Zavala
Direction
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Javier Arias-StellaJavier Arias-Stella is a Peruvian physician based in Los Angeles who turned to filmmaking after experiencing burnout in the healthcare system. His debut short film América premiered at the Oscar-qualifying New York International Children’s Film Festival, where it won both the Jury Award and the Audience Award, and has since screened internationally.