EL OJO DEL TIBURÓN / The shark's eye
Documentary / 2012 / 93min
This is a film about Maicol and Bryan, two inseparable friends in the forgotten Greytown, on the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua, a village isolated from the rest of the country by a dense jungle and a dangerous sea. Their days spent hunting and playing together will soon be finished, this summer will mark the end of their childhood and an abrupt journey into adulthood as they start to work. Maicol’s father, Popa, an old fisherman and former civil war soldier, is in charge of introducing both children to the shark hunting trade. Bryan and Maicol wander around and explore their world. There is the sea, the jungle and maybe a girl. And there is also a crew with a camera. So, a film is born.
Edited and Directed by / Alejo Hoijman
Executive Producers / Gema Juárez Allen - Luis Angel Ramírez
DoP / Gastón Girod
This film received the Latin America Media Arts Fund Grant from Tribeca Film Institute, New York
Suported by:
TRIBECA FILM INSTITUTE, New York
JAN VRIJMAN FUND, Amsterdam
CINEREACH, New York
IBERMEDIA
INCAA, Argentina
ICAA, Spain
MEDIA, Europe
BAL, Buenos Aires
AWARDS
BEST DIRECTOR, Cartagena
CINEMA SOCIALE ENEL CUORE, Rome
FESTIVALS
Cinema Du Reel, Paris, France (Official Competition)
Roma International Film Festival, Italy (CinemaXXI Competition)
Open City Docs, London
It's All True, Brazil
Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata, Argentina (Latin American Competition)
Festival Internacional de cine de Cartagena, Colombia (Official Competition)
Festival Internacional de Cine de Guadalajara, México (Official Competition)
(and others)