CACHADA – The Opportunity

Name: CACHADA – The Opportunity
Director: Marlén Viñayo
Released: 2019

Marlén Viñayo 2019

Five Salvadoran street vendors and single mothers turn their heartbreaking life stories into theater. What began as an experiment eventually turns into an opportunity to transform their lives, but will they be able to overcome the trauma instilled within? The cycle of violence is perverse, but the power of theater proves stronger.

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Running Time:

82 min.

Spoken Languages:

Spanish

Subtitles:

English

Directors:

Marlén Viñayo

Producers:

Marlén Viñayo, André Guttfreund

Cinematographers:

Marlén Viñayo, Carla Molina

Editors:

Fran Barba

Production Companies:

La Jaula Abierta

Arts and Culture

Family

Gender

Latin American Studies

Poverty

Society

Women

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SXSW Review

The five women at the center of director Marlén Viñayo's jovial, yet emotionally-heavy film offer poignant and unthinkable memories in one of the best documentaries of SXSW 2019

Robert Daniels
Remezcla

For a documentary about so much heartbreak, there is a surprising amount of joy and catharsis. It was such a hit among its SXSW viewers that it took home the audience award in the Global category

Mónica Castillo
Women and Hollywood

Interview SXSW Women directors: Meet Marlén Viñayo

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Festival Participation

SXSW Film Festival - 2019
Winner: Audience Award Global
DocsBarcelona - 2019
Winner: Latitud Award Best Ibero-American Documentary
Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival - 2019
Nominee: The Robert and Frances Flaherty Prize - Best Documentary Feature
San Diego Latino Film Festival - 2021
Winner Jury Award: Best Feature Documentary
Goteborg Film Festival - 2019
Nominee: Audience Award
Rencontres du Cinèma Latino-americain du Bourdeaux - 2020
Winner: Audience Award
Cinelatino - Freiburg/Tubingen International Film Festival - 2020
Winner: Audience Award (Premio del Público) Best Film
Ourense Independent Film Festival - 2019
Winner: CIMA Award Best Filmmaker
Cinema Ciudad de México Film Festival - 2019
Winner: Audience Award
Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival - 2019
Nominee: Best International Feature Documentary
Heartland Film Festival - 2019
Nominee: Best International Feature Documentary
Ícaro Festival Internacional De Cine En Centroamérica - 2020
Winner: Best Documentary Feature
DocPoint Helsinki International Documentary Film Festival - 2019
Nominee: Best International Feature Documentary
Costa Rica International Film Festival - 2020
Winner: Special Jury Mention
St. Louis International Film Festival - 2020
Nominee: Audience Choice Award

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