Still Here (Aqui Seguimos)

  • Director

    Álvaro Hernández Blanco

  • Country, Year, Length

    Spain, 2022, 16:00

  • Category

    Documentary Short

  • Format

    n/a

  • Festival Year

    2024

Film Screening & Ticket Information

When & Where to See this Film!

NEARLY FORGOTTEN: 2 films that shed light on treasures in rural America.

April 21, 2024 @ 2:00PM • Kaufman Astoria Studios – Zukor Theatre

Synopsis

In the deserts of Baja California (México), Daria and Teresa are the last two speakers of the Ku’ahl indigenous language. In their world of oblivion and decrepitude, they lament the imminent extinction of the ku’ahl language and culture as the modern world moves on with indifference. But as long as Daria and Teresa converse together, ku’ahl lives.

Credits

Álvaro Hernández Blanco, Director
Álvaro Hernández Blanco, Writer
Álvar Carretero De la Fuente, Producer
Daria Mariscal, Key Cast

Director Biography

Álvaro Hernández Blanco is a Madrid-born filmmaker and content creator based in México. His projects include the western short “Once Upon A Time On the Border” (2013) and “Gotta Serve Somebody” (2015), winner of the International Showing Film Awards. Álvaro has also worked as editor across various documentaries and as a producer for numerous online content outlets. In 2021, he published his first book “A Migrant’s Musings”.