Cachada: The Opportunity (2019) - Relay
Synopsis Five Salvadoran street vendors and single mothers turn their heartbreaking life stories into theater. As they face trauma and violence, they find hope on stage. The cycle of violence is perverse, but the power of art proves more vital.
Details Genre Documentary
Release Date 2019-03-10
Runtime 81 min
Main Audio Language Spanish (Latin America)
Countries SV
Production Company La Jaula Abierta
Keywords Observational, Mother, Women Filmmakers, Heartwarming, Inspirational, Social Issues, Latinx
Festivals
SXSW Goteborg Film Festival Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival Heartland International Film Festival Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
St Louis International Film Festival
Docs Barcelona Film Festival
Milwaukee Film Festival
AFI Latin American Film Festival
Chicago Latino Film Festival
San Diego Latino Film Festival
Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival
Festival de Cine de Lima
Ourense International Film Festival OUFF
DocPoint Helsinki Documentary Film Festival
Cinelatino Tubiengen Film Festival
Festival Cinema Ciudad de México
Costa Rica International Film Festival
Cinelatino Rencontres de Toulouse
Nepal Human Rights International Film Festival
Icaro International Film Festival
FILMAR en América Latina Film Festival
Festival de Cine Global Dominicano
Docs & Talks Film Festival
Terre des Femmes Film Festival
Festival Internacional de Cine de San Salvador
Festival de Cine y Televisión Reino de León
Equal Film Festival Costa Rica
Muestra Cine Verdad y Justicia Guatemala
Festival Icaro Panamá Awards
SXSW - Audience Award Global 2019
DocsBarcelona - Latitud Award 2019
Ourense International Film Festival - Best Filmmaker Award 2019
San Diego Latino Film Festival - Best Feature Documentary Award 2021
Festival Cinema Ciudad de México - Audience Award 2019
Cinelatino Film Festival - Audience Award 2020
Rencontres du Cinema Latino-Américain de Bourdeax - Audience Award 2021
Icaro Festival de Cine - Best Documentary Feature 2020
Costa Rica International Film Festival - Jury Special Mention 2020
Equal Film Festival Costa Rica - Best Documentary Feature 2021
Cast Evelyn Chileno as Herself
Ruth H. Vega as Herself
Magdalena Henríquez Vega as Herself
Magaly Lemus as Herself
Wendy Hernández as Herself
Egly Larreynaga as Herself
Crew Marlén Viñayo director, producer, writer
André Guttfreund producer
