From first-time directors Michael Salama and Gastón Zilberman, an emotional and ever-important story at the intersection of environmental hardship and cultural resilience.
QOTZUÑI has officially qualified for the 98th Academy Awards®.
"A deeply moving and immeasurably significant cinematic masterpiece set in the Bolivian Altiplano and its Uru indigenous community, whose lives were once inextricably linked to the rhythms of Lake Poopó."
DOC NYC Grand Jury
Winner - Grand Jury Prize, 2024
Stills
"A carefully staged symbolic image makes it clear that we are all in the same boat. An all-round cinematographic masterpiece."
NaturVision Jury
Winner - Short Film Prize, 2024
Screenings
Awards
DOC NYC
Grand Jury Prize Winner
NaturVision
Best Short Film
Santiago Wild
Winner - Planet In Crisis
Patagonia Eco
Special Mention
Press
Contact
For screening and press inquiries:
info@qotzuni.org