Filmmaker Statement

After making 4 shorts in my adoptive hometown of Manchester, UK, I decided to go back to my home city of Lima, Peru, to make a passion project that I've had on my mind for 5+ years. I pitched the script to my former Film Teacher, Paul Keller, at the (British) high-school where I attended growing up in Lima, and he helped me pitch it to the school's trust board to try and get financing for the film. I wanted to give back to the school and particularly the film programme, which really kickstarted my true interest in becoming a filmmaker. So the idea was to give the film students (16/17 year olds) a "work experience" style of opportunity, where they could work on set with us and learn from a professional, very experienced crew, on how a "real" film set works. Apart from some small assistant roles, they would also be in charge of making a behind-the-scenes short documentary of the shoot, to include in the film's press material for festivals and to give them hands on experience with came