A poetic journey at the heart of power. Filming politics in a different way: a sensitive look at the future of democracy. One of the first film ever made about Mujica, with very low budget and a unique non-political perspective.
Footage: Uruguay | 2014 | 52 minutes | Presented at the Saint-André Des Arts Art & Essays movie theater in Paris in 2014; presented at the Cine Latino Festival in Toulouse in 2014; presented at the Maison De l’Amérique Latine in Paris in 2014; broadcasted on a Venezuelian TV channel in 2014.
Synopsis: Mujica, a living revolutionary. Portrait of the historical Uruguayan leader.
Filmed camera on hand, with an intimate and inspired tone.
A personal interview transformed into a universal message for the future.
Inspired by the essay by Hannah Arendt “Does politics still make sense?”.
A young lady questions with her look the future of democracy.
The iconoclast President seeds his vision to challenge the new millennium with creativity.
An unprecedented document recorded over the past 8 years.
