A film directed by Daniel Yépez Brito
Fund for the development of a documentary project, "Instituto de Cine y Creación Audiovisual del Ecuador", ICCA, 2019
Fund for the production of a documentary project, "Instituto de Fomento a la Creación e Innovación", IFCI 2021
Producers Network, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, IDFA 2020
Network EDOC “Encounters of the other cinema” Development Workshop, 2020
LOGLINE
Young Neisi Dajomes and her siblings train in a small and simple weightlifting gym located in a quiet and humble town in Ecuador. They see in this sport a way of life and the great incentive to improve themselves day by day, to fulfill their Olympic dreams.
SYNOPSIS
Neisi is the daughter of Colombian refugees who came to Ecuador running away from violence.
She started training at a young age, following her brother's footsteps. His trainer discovered her potential on one of Neisi' visits to the gym and since her mother didn't have the means, he decided to support her, both in her training and financially, taking her to live with him and practically becoming a father to her.
In August 1st 2021, after overcoming hardship and the death of her beloved brother and mother, Neisi Dajomes became the first Ecuadorian woman to win an Olympic Medal, thus becoming an example for every girl in this country and a role model for people all over our nation.
DATA SHEET
MOTIVATION
For the past 7 years, we've been following Neisi's career and personal development, and she's become a real inspiration for all our team, because of her deep faith, conviction and strength. It is this attitude in life that has taken her to conquer so many goals and become a heroine worth highlighting and emulating. For this reason, we have a commitment to her and her family, but also to our society at large, to take this story to the big screen and reach as much people as possible with the message “dreams come true if you work hard at them”, as Neisi has.
BIOFILMOGRAPHY OF THE DIRECTOR
Daniel Yépez Brito is an Ecuadorian writer, producer and film director. He holds a master's degree in Humanities: art, culture and contemporary literature and develops a master's degree in political analysis.
His films have been screened in more than 20 countries and have been presented at major film festivals such as IDFA, Annecy, Cannes, FICCI, New York. He has made the short films "Vida", "The Image Collector" and "Sheep" under the supervision of filmmakers such as Abbas Kiarostami and Asghar Farhadi. In 2016 he developed the documentary "7 Walls", for the series DOCTV Latin America. He has won four consecutive years the Prize for Arts and Sciences of the Municipality of Quito, with his films: 7 Walls (2016), A year, an hour, a wish (2018), Sheep (2019) and The rebellion of memory (2020), the latter premiered in the official section of the Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival. He has produced the animated short film Frontera and co-produced the animated series Ugamú, both presented at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival.
He currently produces the transmedia project "Vitium", develops the documentary "Neisi: The power of a dream" and adapts his book "The Little Prince and the Fox of the Andes" into an animated feature film.
BIOFILMOGRAPHY OF THE PRODUCER
Irina López Eldredge is an audiovisual producer and also has a degree in Performing Arts.
She produced the documentary short film "The Rebellion of Memory" by Daniel Yépez Brito, premiered at the Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival (IDFA - 2020). In 2019 she produces and co-directs the short documentary "Veronica the Storyteller" part of the Reel Earth collection and produces and directs the short documentary "Coca" for the series "Local perspectives" both for Compass Light Productions, ME, USA. In 2018 she is Casting Director for the British-Ecuadorian feature film "2 days in Quito", directed by Jammal Hepher. In 2017 she made the local production for the Latin American series "New World: Street Painting in Latin America", by the Chilean production company Tercer Mundo, directed by Juan Tamayo and winner of the Production Fund of the National Television Council of Chile 2015, Chiledoc Conecta 2016, DocMontevideo Pitching Series 2017. She produces and directs the documentary series for T.V. "Ser Mujer" (premiere 2016). She is in the production department of the documentary "7 walls" for Doctv Latin America, directed by Daniel Yépez Brito, 2016. She is the producer of the documentary "Dejarse llevar - Marlyn & Stern en Ecuador" (2013).
He currently produces the documentary feature film "Neisi: the power of a dream", winner of the IFCI development and production funds, and the animated feature film "The Little Prince and the Fox of the Andes", both directed by Daniel Yépez Brito.
PRODUCTION HOUSE
Retrogusto Films Cia. Ltda. is an independent production house based in Quito, represented in Mexico and Vancouver, which promotes the creation of audiovisual fiction and documentary content for film, TV, organizations and socially responsible companies. It is focused on original projects to promote entertainment, development and social knowledge.
It has several films awarded or selected in different festivals worldwide.
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