Chavela (film)

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Chavela
Chavela poster.jpg
Directed byCatherine Gund
Daresha Kyi
Produced byCatherine Gund
Daresha Kyi
CinematographyNatalia Cuevas
Catherine Gund
Paula Gutiérrez Orio
Edited byCarla Gutierrez
Music byGil Talmi
Release date
  • February 9, 2017 (2017-02-09) (Berlin)
Running time
93 minutes
CountriesMexico
Spain
LanguagesEnglish
Spanish

Chavela is an American documentary film, directed by Catherine Gund and and released in 2017.[1] The film is a portrait of Mexican singer and actress Chavela Vargas.[2]

The film premiered at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival on February 9, 2017, in the Panorama Dokumente program.[3] It was picked up for international distribution by Latido Films.[3]

The film was a GLAAD Media Award nominee for Outstanding Documentary at the 29th GLAAD Media Awards.[4] The film was screened at the 2017 Inside Out Film and Video Festival, where it won the Audience Award for Best Documentary,[5] and at the 2018 Queer North Film Festival, where it won the Audience Choice award for Best Women's Film.[6] The film also won a Pink Dragon Audience Award for the best film at the 2017 Ljubljana LGBT Film Festival.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "'Chavela': Film Review | Berlin 2017". The Hollywood Reporter, February 12, 2017.
  2. ^ "Review: ‘Chavela’ Recalls the Life of the Ranchera Singer Chavela Vargas". The New York Times, October 3, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Daresha Kyi’s ‘Chavela’ Taken by Latido Films". Variety, February 9, 2017.
  4. ^ "Netflix Tops GLAAD Media Awards Nominations". Broadcasting & Cable, January 1, 2018.
  5. ^ "Rebels on Pointe takes best Canadian feature at Inside Out". Playback, June 6, 2017.
  6. ^ "pINCO Triangle takes three Queer North awards". Sudbury Star, June 20, 2018.
  7. ^ "Nagrade". 33. festival LGBT filma. Društvo ŠKUC. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

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