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Solutions Storytelling Project
The Echo
From "Solutions Inside Out," a short film from ICTJ x Ăngela CarabalĂ
About the film:
In Buenaventura, the main port city of Colombia's Pacific coast, a young Afro-descendant leader uses rap as a tool to confront violence and build peace. With fellow musicians and poets, he supersedes the social complexities of his hometown in the name of a more unified community. Together, theyâre rapping their way towards a better future for all.
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Director: Ăngela CarabalĂ
Producer: Ăngela CarabalĂ
Field Producer: Yonatan DĂaz
Cinematographer: Liberman Arango
Sound Recording: EloĂsa Arcila FernĂĄndez
Editor: Ăngela CarabalĂ
Series Producer: Melina Tupa
Coordinating Series Producer: Andrea Arauz
Executive Producers: Sky Dylan-Robbins, Gabriel Diamond, Phil Collis
Consulting Editors: Will N. Miller, Melina Tupa
Finishing Editor: Ezequiel Stanziano
Motion Graphics Designer: Stellar Hawk
Colorist: SimĂłn VĂ©lez
Sound Mixer: EloĂsa Arcila FernĂĄndez
Music:
âEl Marimbazoâ by SNEFF / Lyrics & Music: SNEFF (Yeiner AndrĂ©s Gonzales)
âRecuperando mi esquinaâ by Rostros Urbanos / Lyrics & Music: Nereida Montaño, Stand and Leonard RenterĂa
Translation/Transcription: Andrea Arauz, Melina Tupa
Featuring: Leonard RenterĂa, ElegguĂĄ Communications Collective
Story Consultants: Maria C. Moreno, Fernando Travesi, MarĂa Margarita Rivera
Special Thanks: ElegguĂĄ Communications Collective, Program of the Externado for Peace and Childhood, Embassy of the Netherlands in Colombia, UN Mission in Colombia: Daniel Luz, Josep Franco, Yeffersson Muñoz, and Daniela Mora. Juliana CarabalĂ, Rubiela Giraldo
Legal Services: Matthew T. Rogers, Esq.
This film is a product of the Solutions Storytelling Project, a Skoll Foundation-supported initiative from the Video Consortium that connects regional filmmakers and social innovators in the Global South to produce solutions-focused short documentaries that catalyze positive change.
