Return to the Andes
Directed by Mitch Teplitsky
A Peruvian woman in NYC returns to her birthplace after 20 years — and ends up running for mayor.
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- Genre
- Contemporary Issues, Politics, and Culture
- Synopsis
After living in New York City for 20 years, Nelida Silva (from Soy Andina) returns again to her Peru birthplace — this time with a dream of helping rural women start businesses. That’s a daunting challenge in the Andes, where many women are marginalized. But few things deter Nelida, and she succeeds in organizing cooperatives around skills like weaving and quinoa. Then the unexpected happens — she’s invited to run for mayor by a new political party. Fed up with the region's decline and corruption, she accepts the challenge. Can she become the first woman to win, running on a platform of sustainable development and anti-corruption?
- Stage
- finished
- Running time
- 48 minutes
Credits
- Mitch Teplitsky ... Director, Producer
Production Details
- Prod. Co.
- Lucuma Films
- Country
- Peru
- Years of Production
- 2014-2018
- Locations
- Ancash, Peru; Lima, Peru; New York City
Distribution Details
- Release year
- 2019
- Language
- Spanish, English, Quechua
- Subtitles
- English and Spanish
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