The Last
dir. Sebastián Peña Escobar / 2023 / Paragway, Urugway, France / 89min.
The vast Gran Chaco natural region in Paraguay is under serious threat from large-scale deforestation and wildfires.
The vast Gran Chaco natural region in Paraguay is under serious threat from large-scale deforestation and wildfires. Filmmaker Sebastian Peña Escobar travels with the German entomologist Ulf Drechsel and the Paraguayan ornithologist Jota Escobar to this vulnerable, flammable area, which looks like an apocalyptic landscape with red dirt roads and dry thorny trees.
- duration:
- 89 min
- country / year of production:
- Paragway, Urugway, France / 2023
- director:
- Sebastián Peña Escobar
- producer:
- Sebastián Peña Escobar, Marcelo Martinessi, Agustina Chiarino, Fernando Epstein / La Babosa Cine, Bocacha Films, Mutante Cine
- selected festivals and awards:
- 2023 – IDFA Amsterdam
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