A Song For My Land

In the presence of the director.
Synopsis:
Can a rural school music teacher change the world?
Ramiro Lezcano, a rural music teacher in Argentina, discovers something disturbing: airplanes are spraying agrochemicals near schools, endangering the health of his students. So, Ramiro and the children compose songs to denounce this issue, but the initiative meets fierce resistance in the local community. The teacher decides to take his protest to another level to be heard and organizes a massive concert in the middle of the countryside: an “environmental Woodstock”.
Festivals:
– Biarritz Film Festival 2024 (Best Documentary Audience Award and Special Jury Mention
– Naples Human Rights Film Festival 2024 (Audience Special Mention, FICC award and Official Jury Special Mention)
Director's Biography:
Mauricio was born in Buenos Aires in 1985. His work as director and producer includes documentary series broadcasted on Tv Pública Argentina, Red Bull TV media House, History Channel, Al Jazeera, EPSN, Canal 9, Canal Encuentro and DeporTV. In cinema, he has worked as assistant director and editor in internationally awarded films that have been commercially released in theaters around the world.
Selected filmography:
“Yogacharini”, co-directed with Sebastián Carreras, in postproduction.
2021 “Bestiario”
2019 “Argentina tiene magia”