IDFA Project Space
Black River
Anna-Sophia Richard
Germany, Guatemala
Selected in
2025
Program
IDFA Project Space: Rough cut
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Logline
Rio Negro is the poetic encounter with a Maya community in the Guatemalan highlands, whose survivors live with the ever-present legacy of the civil war. Every day, they struggle to preserve their memories, traditions, and identity, which are threatened by global economic forces and colonialism.
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Project Information
Category
IDFA Project Space: Rough cut
Countries of Production
Germany, Guatemala
Countries of co‑production
Netherlands, The, Switzerland
Estimated Length
90 min
Credits
Director
Anna-Sophia Richard
Anna-Sophia Richard
Production
Marisa Meier for Intuition Club,
Vita Spieß for sehstern Filmproduktion,
Babet Touw for Wit Film,
Mona Bertschinger for Hillton,
Joaquín Ruano for Cine Concepcion,
Reiner Krausz for Shstern Filmproduktion
Marisa Meier for Intuition Club,
Vita Spieß for sehstern Filmproduktion,
Babet Touw for Wit Film,
Mona Bertschinger for Hillton,
Joaquín Ruano for Cine Concepcion,
Reiner Krausz for Shstern Filmproduktion
Editing
Sofia Angelina Machado,
Laura Helbing
Sofia Angelina Machado,
Laura Helbing