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A portrait without romanticism of a mythical place: Easter Island. Through several of its inhabitants we move into this place that was impacted by a huge Hollywood production. The islanders were marked by this production who employed many of its inhabitants.

Easter Island is home to the most isolated human population on Earth. A small volcanic land where little more than 4.000 people live, known around the world for its monolithic stone statues, the moai. 
  
We follow a French who settled on the island 20 years ago leaving behind him his work at the European Space Agency. He met his wife on the island, the "Mama Piru, a Rapa Nui undisputed leader and tireless fighter for the rights of his people, she works to conserve the scattered remnants of Rapa Nui heritage. They have been exceptional witnesses of the massive transformation that has swept the island. 

Ever since Hollywood put Rapa Nui on the big screen "Rapa Nui" (1993), this remote society has been thrust inexorably towards modernity. The leap from agricultural self-sustenance to an economy based on a flourishing tourism industry has generated more money and ambition on Easter Island than ever before.

Some of the inhabitants have chosen to return to the land in an effort to preserve their freedom and identity against encroaching materialism. They are what the islanders know as Yorgos. Land has been until recently a common good. TheYorgos occupy and enclose land to cultivate and breed livestock, even if it is part of the National Park declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, due to its exceptional archaeological wealth.

Festivals & Academy awards and others

Medimed 2013
Pitching Forum
Málaga Film Festival 2015
Documentary Section