Stay Still

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Quédate quieto
Promotional release poster
Directed byJoanna Lombardi
Written byJoanna Lombardi
Produced byEnid Campos
Juan Castro de Jong
Hernán Musaluppi
StarringHilton Gratelly
Hilda Curo
María Cristina Pérez
CinematographyMicaela Cajahuaringa
Edited byEric Williams
Production
companies
El Árbol Azul
Cimarrón Cine
Latin Quarter
Distributed byLatin Quarter
Release date
  • March 6, 2024 (2024-03-06) (Málaga)
Running time
76 minutes
CountriesPeru
Uruguay
Netherlands
LanguageSpanish

Stay Still (Spanish: Quédate quieto) is a 2024 docufiction film written and directed by Joanna Lombardi.[1][2] It follows two young women who invade a piece of land in Pachacútec because they want a house of their own so they must stay there quietly, while a gravedigger is worried about their presence because he will not be able to continue digging graves.[3]

Synopsis

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Hilton is a gravedigger in an illegal cemetery, he arrived as an invader twelve years ago. In turn, Hilda and Cristina walk through the cemetery, they have been told that a new settlement will begin nearby, they are young and want to have their own house by carrying out an invasion. They must trace with sand the place where they want to live and try not to move so that no one steals it. Their actions cause concern for Hilton because they will not be able to dig more graves if they occupy that portion of land.[4]

  • Hilton Gratelly as Hilton
  • Hilda Curo as Hilda
  • María Cristina Pérez as Cristina
  • Melvin Quijada as Serenazgo
  • Roxana Herrera

Production

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Principal photography took place on weekends between 2019 and 2022 in Peru.[5]

Release

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Stay Still had its world premiere on March 6, 2024, at the 27th Málaga Film Festival,[6] then screened on June 10, 2024, at the 39th Guadalajara International Film Festival,[7] on August 10, 2024, at the 28th Lima Film Festival,[8] and on November 10, 2024, at the 10th University of Lima Film Week.[9]

Accolades

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Year Award / Festival Category Recipient Result Ref.
2024 27th Málaga Film Festival Best Documentary Stay Still Nominated [10][11]
39th Guadalajara International Film Festival Best Ibero-American Documentary Feature Film Nominated [12]

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