Manolo has a simple life in Southern Spain and two loves: his animals, in particular his donkey Gorrión (“Sparrow”), and wandering through nature. Against the advice of his doctor, he decides to plan one last walk in the US, the brutal 2200 mile Trail of Tears. But not without his donkey. Overcoming the small obstacle of shipping a donkey, Manolo’s chronic arthritis, a history of heart attacks, and Gorrión’s fear of water are just a few matters to take care of. As their adventure continues, Manolo’s wondrous friendship with his animals finds a beautiful equilibrium. Will they find the American West? More importantly, will they be able to see life as it is, and not as it should be?
About Chico Pereira:
After several awarded short fiction films, Chico Pereira (born 1979 in Almaden, Spain) moved towards documentary by devising minimalist narratives inspired by real-life characters and performed by them. As part of his research for the MFA Advanced Film Practice at Screen Academy Scotland, Chico started combining fiction and documentary film techniques, resulting in his award-winning debut feature, Pablo’s Winter (DokLeipzig, IDFA), followed by Polaris, a short about Filipino fishermen on Scottish boats. Both screened in Festivals world wide. Donkeyote is his sophomore feature follow up, teaming up again with Julian Schwanitz (camera) and Nick Gibbon (editing) and Mark Deas (sound).
Screening Formats: DCP, BluRay, HD
Highlights:
WORLD PREMIERE: International Film Festival Rotterdam, Big Screen Competition 2017
ASIAN PREMIERE Jeonju IFF, (Jeonju, S.Korea) 2017
WINNER: Best Documentary – Edinburgh International Film Festival 2017
WINNER: ARCANE Award – Best Spanish Director – Documenta Madrid 2017
WINNER: Best Director – Alcances Cadiz Documentary Festival 2017
WINNER: Jury Award – Docs MX (Mexico) 2017
WINNER: Prix Luna – Festival L’Europe autour de l’Europe 2017
WINNER: Audience Award – Festival Malaga 2017
SPECIAL MENTION: Prix Sauvage – Festival L’Europe autour de l’Europe 2017
NOMINATED: Best Feature – BAFTA Scotland 2017
Screenings:
OFFICIAL SELECTION: True/False 2017
OFFICIAL SELECTION: San Francisco Film Festival 2017 (Documentary Competition)
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Hot Docs 2017
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Filmfest München 2017
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Dokufest 2017 (Main Competition)
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Yamagata 2017 (Main Competition)
OFFICIAL SELECTION: IFFR Curacao – (Curacao, Netherlands), 2017
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Full Frame – (North Carolina, USA), 2017
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Espoo Cine IFF – (Espoo, Finland) 2017
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Oslo Pix – (Oslo, Norway) 2017
OFFICIAL SELECTION: AFI Docs – (Washington DC, USA) 2017
OFFICIAL SELECTION: IndieBo – (Bogota, Colombia) 2017
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Shetland ScreenPlay – (Shetland, Scotland) 2017
OFFICIAL SELECTION: DocuWest – (Colorado, USA) 2017
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Toulouse CinEspana – (Toulouse, France) 2017
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Montreal New Cinema – (Montreal, Canada) 2017
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Viennale – (Vienna, Austria) 2017
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival – (Glasgow, UK) 2017
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Seminici 62 (Valladoid) 2017
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Festival International du Cinéma d’Auteur de Rabat 2017
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Certamen De Cine de viajes de locejon 2017
OFFICIAL SELECTION: L’Alternativa, 24 Festival de Cine Independiente de Barcelona 2017
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Semana de Cine Español de Cuenca 2017
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 2017
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Cork Film Festival 2017
Plus over 20 screenings in Dutch Theatrical Run 2017
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