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Javier Corcuera

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Javier Corcuera

Born March 10, 1967 · Lima, Perú (age 59)

Javier Corcuera (Lima, 10/03/1967) is a director and screenwriter. He holds a degree in Image Sciences from the Complutense University of Madrid. He is a founding member of DOCMA and co-director of the Sahara Film Festival. His films include “The Back of the World,” which presents three stories about human rights violations in the US, Turkey, and Peru, and which won the International Critics' Awa…

Known For

I Still BeingI Still Being · 2014
I Still Being
★ 8.12014
MovieDocumentaryMusic
A trip through the diversity of black and native Peruvian music. Character-driven film, one where the characters are integral to the nation itself. This movie delves into music and musicians, yet it's not strictly a musical; rather, it's a tapestry of seemingly disparate personal narratives woven together in a country also striving to define itself and sketch its identity
UyariyUyariy · 2026
Uyariy
2026
MovieDocumentary
Father Lucho has just finished celebrating Mass in his humble parish in the city of Juliaca, Puno. Before the attendees leave, we see an Andean woman singing a cappella. The lyrics of her song speak of the victims of January 9, 2023, following a popular uprising led by Indigenous communities.
MariemMariem · 2023
Mariem
★ 1.02023
MovieDocumentary
Mariem Hassan, Sahrawi refugee, composer and Western Sahara's most emblematic singer, died of cancer in 2015. Soon before her passing, Mariem returned to the liberated territories of her homeland, where she had spent her childhood. There, she told us her story and sang for the last time. This film pays tribute to her last testimony and her art.
InvisiblesInvisibles · 2007
Invisibles
★ 5.02007
MovieDramaDocumentary
A series of short films examining the world's overlooked problems and the people who suffer from them.
The Journey of Javier HeraudThe Journey of Javier Heraud · 2019
The Journey of Javier Heraud
★ 6.72019
MovieDocumentary
The life of the Peruvian poet Javier Heraud, who sadly passed at the young age of 21, told by his great-niece Tania through letters, poems and tales of shared times.
We Are NothingWe Are Nothing · 2021
We Are Nothing
★ 6.82021
MovieDocumentaryMusic
La Polla Records, one of the most legendary punk bands, returns to bid its farewell. To celebrate the group's last tour, its singer, Evaristo Páramos, revives 40 years of history from his town in the Basque Country. This is the extraordinary tale of villagers who revolutionised incensed music with songs turned into hymns by their thousands of followers.
Every So Often in the World...Every So Often in the World... · 2004
Every So Often in the World...
★ 7.32004
MovieDocumentary
Five documentary shorts about various children from the third world.
La guerrilla de la memoriaLa guerrilla de la memoria · 2002
La guerrilla de la memoria
★ 7.02002
MovieDocumentary
The Story of the maquis, those fighters who resisted the Spanish Civil War after the victory of Franco's side and went from Mount struggle against fascism.

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