DOC NYC WinnerNaturVision WinnerPatagonia Environmental Film FestivalSan Diego Film FestivalACT Human Rights Film Festival
QOTZUÑI

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

Contact

For screening and press inquiries:

info@qotzuni.org