Filmmaker: Ana Cristina Benítez Guerra
Country: Ecuador
Year: 2024
Synopsis
Las Naves: A Living Body is a poetic documentary that explores the deep connection between the people of Las Naves, Ecuador, and their lush natural environment. Narrated by an elder, the film draws a striking parallel between the human body and the land rivers as veins, mountains as a spine, and farmers’ hands tending the earth like their own skin.
Through vivid scenes of cacao, coffee, and banana fields, the film celebrates the region’s biodiversity and the local economy rooted in sustainable agriculture. As threats to this paradise emerge, the resilience of the community shines elders speak out, and youth step up to protect their home.
A golden sunset over the fields closes this tribute to a community living in harmony with nature grounded in tradition, driven by hope.
