Ecuador | 31 min.

Crystal Frog

John Burton Conservation Award: Films about Conservationists

An organic farmer from the 1990s abandons his path to raise children and support his wife's professional dreams. Decades later, he has a dream to buy a mountain in the Amazon cloud forest. A series of missteps and clues from the forest redirect him onto a new path that could help save the cloud forest from extinction.

Credits and Cast

Producers: Craig Leon

Director: Damian Sánchez

Cinematography: Damián Sánchez, Craig Leon, & Jaime Culebras

Writer: Craig Leon

Editing: Damián Sánchez

Music & Sound: Alexander Leon, Santi Ocaña, & Franjo Ocaña

Shooting Format: Digital

Aspect Ratio: 16:9

 

Director’s Statement

I have been lucky enough to work on what I love for around 7 years, specializing in directing, editing, and coloring for more than 50 music videos.

 

I've been bringing my equipment up this mountain for a few years now, to capture this crazy story of a 61 year old guy whose life got off track since the 1990s, has a dream to buy a mountain, and later finds out why.

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