Andrea Arauz, a young filmmaker who has raised her voice for human rights through audiovisual art, stands out in the Central American film industry.
This Central American filmmaker describes herself as an activist, rebel, hard worker, resilient, artistic and fighter, "I think those are the words that best define me in everything I do". This is Andrea Arauz, master in Documentary Filmmaking from the Barcelona Film School, ECIB, executive producer of Aurora Studio in Honduras. In 2016 she took the Structure and Rhythm Workshop at the International School of Film and TV in Cuba.
The seventh art is a field that is slowly gaining quality in Honduras, as a sample of them we have Andrea Arauz, a Central American filmmaker with a Masters in Documentary Film from the Barcelona Film School (ECIB) and co-founder of Aurora Studio in Honduras, who recently was the director of the short film " Living Bodies", work that is having a very good acceptance in film festivals in which it has been presented.
The short film " Living Bodies", by the Honduran Andrea Arauz, is standing out in several parts of the world and is being presented in different prestigious International Festivals.
From July 20-22, the BADESC Cultural Foundation presents the Frontiers Exhibit, a showcase of seven short films directed by contemporary Central American women artists. Curated by Silvana Macêdo and Francela Carrera. The action is free and will feature works from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Panama. The opening is scheduled for the 19th at 6:00 p.m. and the curators will talk about the short film selection process.
The fourth edition of the Made by Women Film Festival will conclude on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, screening the work of those selected in the II Laboratory of Film Creation for and by Women.
The two Honduran short films “Awakening” and “Mary’s Dream” are part of the Panalandia festival in Panama. A space where low-budget films worth knowing are promoted.
Her humanist vision was forged at a very young age. "Since I was a child I raised my voice against injustices", a voice that she raised with force to denounce the increase of violence against women in the pandemic.
Being a filmmaker in Honduras is a long struggle to survive, especially if its content is to defend and promote rights, so is Andrea Soledad Arauz Torres, a young woman who is involved in the seventh art in order to raise awareness with her work.
The 6th edition of Porto Femme - International Women's Film Festival started last Tuesday, at Batalha - Cinema Center, in Porto, where it has its epicenter, with a program focused on 126 films, including short and feature films, documentary or fiction, from filmmakers from 41 countries.
The geographical differences give each of the filmmakers present distinct political, cultural and social contexts, but the stories they translate have common elements, in many cases of abuse and violence, leading them to work their art in the sense of empowering women and making them "feel proud of who they are".
Lusa spoke with Andrea Arauz from Honduras, Lotte Van Raalte from the Netherlands, and Bénédicte Charpiat from France.
Congratulations on this great achievement! Honduran filmmaker Andrea Arauz participated in the VI International Women Directors Festival in Turkey with her production "Cuerpos Vivos" (Living Bodies) and won the jury prize in the experimental short film category. What a pride!
The film exhibition included short films created by more than 100 young people from Honduras, who participated free of charge in the "Film School: Learn, Transform and Take Action". A space for equality and creativity, promoted within the framework of the Transforming Imaginaries project. Funded by the Spotlight Initiative of the European Union and UN Women.
From July 20-22, the BADESC Cultural Foundation presents the Frontiers Exhibit, a showcase of seven short films directed by contemporary Central American women artists. Curated by Silvana Macêdo and Francela Carrera. The action is free and will feature works from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Panama. The opening is scheduled for the 19th at 6:00 p.m. and the curators will talk about the short film selection process.