“That the Latin American animation industry is becoming a force is a fact. But, more important, Latin American animation has understood—as a movement, as a revolution, as a reality—that there's no need to go face-to-face against mainstream, globally released animation from the big studios. This used to be the industry's temple of doom: trying to imitate his Goliath with fewer tools, less money, and a smaller marketing budget. Pachamama (like Uruguay's Anina and Chile's Historia De Un Oso) understands that identity is the ace under the poncho: the more personality you give your hand-crafted, years-in-the-making movie, the more distinctive it becomes. In Pachamama, the Andes are the perfect setting in which this children's adventure evokes the journey-of-the-hero archetype. And every inch of Juan Antin's movie feels personal, ready to conjure a sense of magic that comes only from that region, its culture, its sounds, and its colors—rearranged into a powerful visual tale. Antin is ready to use his icons as perfect, heartfelt, bigger than life, and powerful toys, while managing to be smart enough to show the Spanish Conquest from another point of view—and still believing, above all, in magic.” —Seattle International Film Festival
PACHAMAMA
A fillm by Juan Antín
(France/Luxembourg/Canada, 2019, 79 min. Dubbed in English)
Now streaming on Netflix
