Ciudad a la Espalda

City on the Back
Documentary | Ecuador | 2023 | 76 min | Spanish

Synopsis

María and Isabel are women in their fifties who, like many others, recycle in Quito, where there is no recycling system. Maria leads a collective fight for basic labor rights; Isabel passes on her knowledge of environmental care while raising her daughters. They walk the streets with recycling material on their backs, generating a better future for themselves and for the city.

Director

Ecuadorian filmmaker and visual anthropologist. Her short film Minadores, about recyclers at Quito's largest garbage dump, was widely screened at international festivals. She premiered her short film Galapagos: Prisión de Basalto in 2013. City on the Back is her debut feature documentary. As a researcher, she explores issues of environment, ethnicity, gender, health and human rights.

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World Premiere

Director - Directors

Paola Rodas Ziadé

Guión - Screenplay

Paola Rodas Ziadé

Productor - Producer

Lucía Romero P.

Música - Music:

Orquesta La Sonora Dinamita

Sonido - Sound:

Emil Plonski, Andrés Costa, Timoteo Casas, Diego Falconí

Cinematografía - Cinematography:

Emilio Subía, Paula Vera

Edición - Editor: