Looking for a donkey

Juan Vicente Manrique

Shorts Competition Dutch premiere

In 2018, two firefighters from the Venezuelan Andes published in social media a video of a donkey as if it were the president of Venezuela visiting their rundown facilities. That same day, they were taken to prison. After almost six years, the people from Apartaderos are afraid of talking about the case. People at the time whispered that the donkey was also detained that day, but nobody seems to know what happened to him. In a dive through this small town in the mountain, the search for the donkey begins; the only one who perhaps managed to get out unhurt from this bad joke. 

This short film is part of the programme Shorts: On Borders. In addition, the film will also be screened during the Sakharov Special.

Nominated for the Shorts Competition award
All nominations

Credits

Director
Juan Vicente Manrique
Producer
Juan Vicente Manrique, María Benítez
Year
2024
Country of production
Mexico, Venezuela
Type
Documentary, Short film
Duration
17 minutes
Spoken language
Spanish
Subtitles
EN