ZAFARI
Audience Design Training & Consultancy (2020/21)
In the framework of TFL/WCF Audience Design Fund
Black Comedy/Drama 100 min.
Production stage: Financing
Production Countries: Venezuela/Peru/Mexico/France/Chile/Dominican Republic/Brazil
Participating film team: Mariana Rondón (writer/director), Marité Ugás (writer/producer), Rafael Sampaio (co-producer)
World Premiere: San Sebastián IFF 2024
SYNOPSIS
The arrival of a hippopotamus in a small zoo sets off an avalanche of conflict between neighbors of opposing social classes. In a dystopic world gone wild, Zafari the hippopotamus is the only one who still has enough to eat.