Panama - Best International Feature Film
Panamanian submissions for the Oscars for Best International Feature Film
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- DirectorAbner BenaimStarsRufina AlfaroAbner BenaimRubén BladesINVASION is a documentary about the collective memory of a country. The invasion of Panama by the U.S in 1989 serves as an excuse to explore how a people remember, transform, and often forget their past in order re-define their identity and become who they are today.
- DirectorMercedes AriasDelfina VidalBox 25 surveys the major events in the troubled relationship between Panama and the United States, however the focus are 114 recently discovered letters written by Panama Canal diggers describing brutal working conditions, rampant discrimination and enduring hopes. Making elegant use of archival documents, photograps and films, as well as contemporary interviews, Box 25 brings these lost voices back to life, reminding us of our diverse history and of the sacrificies made to make a dream a reality.Not on the Final List
- DirectorRicardo Aguilar NavarroManuel RodríguezStarsElmis CastilloMaritza VernazaJaime NewballThe story of a young boy, Andres Pimienta, that is sent to the United States to be kept away from the bad influences, but returns 10 years later and meets his father, Bobby, an encounter that will change his destiny.
- DirectorArianne BenedettiStarsDrew FullerValerie DomínguezRobin DuranTwo young siblings ended up living on the streets, having nothing left but their love. It's a story about survival, second chances and second falls.
- DirectorAbner BenaimStarsRubén BladesResidenteGilberto Santa RosaLatin American icon Ruben Blades was at the center of the New York Salsa revolution in the 1970's. His socially charged lyrics and explosive rhythms brought Salsa music to an international audience. Blades has won 17 Grammys, acted in Hollywood, earned a law degree from Harvard and even ran for President of his native Panama. He lives in New York, where he shares his life at home and on tour with the camera. Critically acclaimed director Abner Benaim takes us on a journey through Ruben's 50 year career, revealing that Ruben might still have both musical and political ambitions. The film is a celebration of this living legend and his struggle to come to terms with his legacy.
- DirectorArturo MontenegroStarsArantxa de JuanGaby GnazzoJassielThe Ponce family is the perfect family that lives in the quiet mountain town of Bambito, Panama. Federico is a successful father. Carol is the loving mother of three wonderful children. Despite perfect appearances, Federico and Carol share a secret: when they have a date night, they are accompanied by Lizzie - a fun and confident woman who is actually Federico dressed up as a woman. What perhaps began as a fun game, soon becomes Federico's struggle to keep his family together and save his own life when he chooses to undergo gender reassignment surgery in Thailand.
- DirectorLuis Franco BrantleyLuis PachecoStarsPatricia De LeonArian AbadiAída MoralesOperation Just Cause was the largest and most complex U.S. combat operation since the Vietnam war. Nearly 26,000 combat troops deployed in Panama, this is the story told by the Panamanians who lived it that Christmas of 1989
- DirectorAbner BenaimStarsIlse SalasFernando Xavier De CastaManolo CardonaThe 42-year-old Alicia is a grief-stricken woman, a grief that has caused her to be estranged from society. Her world is turned upside down when a 14-year-old boy who looks after people's cars, stumbles into her house, bleeding.Shortlist
- DirectorArturo MontenegroDiego ArrueStarsAlbi De AbreuGaby GnazzoJoavany AlvarezSuffering is not an option.
- DirectorMercedes AriasDelfina VidalStarsMaruja HerreraValentino ZucchettiIn front of the waves of the Panamanian Pacific in the town of El Higo, a woman walks and tells the story lived by the Panamanian Tito Arias and Margot Fonteyn, the most acclaimed dancer in the world and incomparable ballet figure.