Guadalajara Film Festival 2026 | International Frauen Filmfest Dortmund + Köln 2026 | Festival de Cine de Biarritz 2026 |
Honorable Mention, Ibero-American Fiction Feature Film Competition, Guadalajara International Film Festival 2026 | Best Screenplay, FicLaPaz, La Paz International Film Festival 2026 | DAMA Silver Lighthouse Award, Best Screenplay, Santander Film Festival 2026
Nunkui lives in a Shuar community in the Amazon and dreams of a female spirit of the orchard who shares her name. Her aunt teaches her traditional songs and farming skills. Meanwhile, mining companies begin taking over the forest, forcing local people to leave their homes. Through her dreams, her grandfather’s guidance and her connection with the plants, animals and spirits of the forest, Nunkui begins to understand herself and her place in the world as she grows into adolescence.
Verenice Benítez is an Ecuadorian film director, writer and musician. She studied film direction in Paris, series writing in Madrid, and fine arts in Ecuador and Cuba. A professional clarinettist, she co-founded the short film collective Cámara-Shuar in 2013.
Camila Santillán
