The fiction feature film by Venezuelan director Miguel Ángel Ferrer, filmed in the Venezuelan plains, “from Acarigua to the world”, has so far accumulated ten awards for its cinematographic excellence, in addition to receiving praise from the public and national and international critics.
The film nominated by Venezuela for the 2024 Oscar Awards, “The Shadow of the Sun” by Miguel Ángel Ferrer, receives the “Audience Award” from the Miami Film Festival in its 41st edition, one of the most anticipated recognitions in one of the most anticipated festivals. important in the world. The film has had an important career in international film festivals, accumulating ten awards to date for its cinematographic excellence.
With notable gratitude to the Miami Film Festival, directed by Laura Cohen and her team, director Miguel Ángel Ferrer expresses with emotion: “We made this film so that the world falls in love with our essence, our colors, our culture, our warmth, our desire to dream and achieve our goals, no matter the obstacles we have on a daily basis. For me, that was always the goal, to capture the essence of the Venezuelan spirit, in a story of hope, of family, and to paint it with all the nuances of what it is to be Venezuelan, so that the public who sees it in the world, Get inspired and go out and pursue your own dreams that you think are impossible.”
In its wake, the Creole film has not stopped receiving praise from the public and from specialized critics nationally and internationally. It recently participated in the Malaga Film Festival (as an example, not competition) and in the Panama International Film Festival, adding the laurels of the Monterrey International Film Festival where it was awarded the “Best Latin American Film” Award, at the Georgia Latin Film Festival also triumphed in the “Best Film” and “Best Actor” categories for its protagonist Anyelo López, a deaf actor, and at the Venezuelan Film Festival in Mérida it accumulated the most awards.
The film, premiered last year at the emblematic TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood at the Los Angeles Latin Film Festival (Laliff), is a production co-produced by Venezuela and the United States, made in 18 days on the Venezuelan plains with the savings of its director and with the power of a Creole team.
“The Shadow of the Sun” tells the sensitive story of Alex, a young deaf man who asks Leo, his estranged older brother, to join him in a musical competition. Crystallizing his dream through the voice of his older brother is a challenge that tests his abilities, his perseverance and resilience in a chaotic country and a society not suitable for inclusion. With Anyelo López, the actors Carlos Manuel González, Greisy Mena, Jeizer Ruiz, Richard Clark, David Olaves, Camila Curtis and Pedro Alonso participate.
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