Pacificum, the Return to the Ocean
(Pacificum, el retorno al oceáno)
Mariana Tschudi / Peru / 2017 / 75 min

Lima Film Festival
Audience Award
Pricing
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Spanish with English subtitles
With Rodolfo Salas, Jose Canziani, Yuri Hooker, Belén Alcorta
At the beginning of the 21st century, four scientists and marine specialists undertake a series of journeys along the Peruvian Pacific coast—by air, land, and underwater—to explore the millennial relationship between ancient cultures and the sea.
Their mission highlights the evolutionary history of the ocean and its lasting impact today. Along the way, they are met with a surprising discovery: a new species.
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About the Director
Mariana Tschudi is a Peruvian visual artist who graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in the United States. She holds a Master’s degree in Digital Art from the University of the Arts London, Camberwell College of Arts.
Since 2007, she has been the general manager of ADEMAS ARTE DIGITAL SAC, a company dedicated to directing and producing videos, animations, and documentaries. Tschudi specializes in video art and environmental documentaries and has exhibited her work in galleries, fairs, and international festivals, including the Robert Flaherty Film Festival in New York, the Scope Art Fair in Miami, and video art festivals such as the Festival Iberoamericano de VideoArte at the Centro Cultural de España and the Festival de Cine Experimental (VAEFF) in New York.
Press
“With images set on the northern coast of Peru and the underwater world with its species, the narrative aims to evoke emotions that go beyond the scientific.” – Mariella Toranzos, Diario Expreso