Ozogoche

Synopsis

Cuviví is the Ecuadorean indigenous name for the upland sandpiper, a wading bird that has special significance for the communities living around the Ozogoche lakes in the middle of the Andes. Each year, these birds migrate south from North America. Around September they pass the Ozogoche lakes, where large numbers then “commit suicide,” plunging from great heights into the ice-cold water. A girl lives near the lake. Her uncle lives in the US, and she might be heading there herself. In the meantime, she awaits the arrival of the cuvivís, few of which have appeared in recent years. The lakes are drying up.

Main Cast

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Joe Houlberg
Production	Producer	Andrés Cornejo Pinto Joe Houlberg
	Co-Producer	Ellen De Waele Mirna Everhard
Camera	Director of Photography	Pablo Secaira
Editing	Editor	Oscar X. Illingworth Joe Houlberg
Sound	Sound Designer	Nicolás Fernández
	Music	Mesías Maiguashca Juan Diego Illescas
Writing	Screenplay	Andrés Cornejo Pinto
	Writer	Joe Houlberg
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