The Spanish The Vanished Dream wins the award for best documentary at the Festival of African Cinema in Dallas (TAFF) La pel cula, dirigida por Juan S. Betancor y escrita por V ctor Giner, logra su segundo premio internacional tras el galard n al mejor sonido en el I Festival Internacional de Documentales de Gales.
The Spanish film The Vanished Dream (El sue o desvanecido) ha ganado el premio al mejor documental en la edici n 2016 del Festival de Cine Africano de Dallas (TAFF) que se acaba de celebrar en esta ciudad estadounidense. Este es el segundo premio obtenido por esta producci n, que en mayo pasado se hizo con el galard n al mejor sonido en el I Festival Internacional de Documentales de Gales.
The Vanished Dream, dirigida por Juan S. Betancor y escrita por V ctor Giner, narra la historia de los j venes voluntarios europeos que se trasladaron a Guinea Bissau, frica Occidental, siguiendo sus sue os de un mundo mejor, tras la independencia del pa s en los a os 70. Eran a os de entusiasmo e idealismo cuando la construcci n de una naci n social y justa en frica era un sue o alcanzable.
El documental, producido por Siddhartha Films, cuenta c mo el tiempo pas y esos sue os fueron golpeados por una realidad de agitaci n e inestabilidad pol tica, regresando la mayor a de los voluntarios a casa, pero manteniendo tan vivas sus memorias agridulces del para so perdido como el d a que se marcharon. La pel cula fue rodada en Guinea Bissau, Holanda, Serbia, Portugal, Suecia y Reino Unido siguiendo los rastros de esos voluntarios que abandonaron el pa s hace d cadas.
El premio al mejor documental en el Festival de Cine Africano de Dallas es para nosotros un reconocimiento muy importante por venir de un certamen especializado en cine africano , dicen Juan Betancor y V ctor Giner. Sentimos que el jurado ha apreciado nuestra mirada al pasado de Guinea Bissau. Tambi n que ha valorado una narraci n que mezcla la historia reciente del pa s con las experiencias vitales de los j venes europeos que vivieron en Bissau durante los a os que siguieron a su independencia , agregan.
Guinea Bissau es una de las naciones menos desarrolladas de frica. Se ha hecho conocida en los ltimos a os por su inestabilidad pol tica y golpes de estado continuos, lo que ha supuesto que algunos medios internacionales la definan como el primer narcoestado . Esta visi n simplista esconde la realidad de una sociedad diversa que coexiste en relativa paz.
Telling stories human
Juan S. Betancor, director de la pel cula, estudi en el Tisch School of the Arts de la Universidad de Nueva York. En 2006 dirigi el documental Sons of the silver mountain, premiado en diferentes festivales internacionales. Desde entonces ha enfocado su trabajo en la producci n y direcci n de v deos institucionales sobre la ayuda al desarrollo, trabajando en diferentes pa ses africanos. Una de estas producciones le condujo a Guinea Bissau, donde se familiariz con las historias humanas de The Vanished Dream.
V ctor Giner, coautor del documental, es licenciado en derecho y ha cursado estudios de cooperaci n al desarrollo en Espa a, Alemania y B lgica. Ha trabajado en este campo en Cuba, Marruecos, Guinea Bissau y China, combinando sus trabajos en cooperaci n internacional al desarrollo con colaboraciones como cr tico de cine y profesor.
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The Spanish The Vanished Dream wins the award for best documentary at the Festival of African Cinema in Dallas (TAFF) La pel cula, dirigida por Juan S. Betancor y escrita por V ctor Giner, logra su segundo premio internacional tras el galard n al mejor sonido en el I Festival Internacional de Documentales de Gales. 
