LOOKING FOR A DONKEY

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LOOKING FOR A DONKEY

BUSCANDO UN BURRO

By Juan Vicente MANRIQUE

FUNCIÓN CINE S.A.S DE C.V - as PROD

Documentary - Completed 2024

In a little town of the Venezuelan Andes, two firefighters recorded a video of a donkey as if it were the President of Venezuela visiting their rundown facilities. That same day the firefighters were taken to prison, but little is known of what happened to the donkey.

Festivals
& Awards

Visa pour l'image Perpignan 2024

(Out of competition)

Morelia International Film Festival 2024

Official selection, winne "Ojo" best Mexican short documenary

SXSW 2025

Documentary Short Competition

Clermont-Ferrand Int Short film festival 2025

Official selection

SXSW 2025

Official selection

- Year of production
- 2024
- Genres
- Documentary
- Countries
- MEXICO, VENEZUELA
- Languages
- SPANISH-VENEZUELAN
- Duration
- 17 mn
- Director(s)
- Juan Vicente MANRIQUE
- Producer(s)
- Juan Vicente MANRIQUE (Función cine), María BENÍTEZ (Función cine)
- Synopsis
- In 2018, two firefighters from the Venezuelan Andes published in social media a video of a donkey as if it were the president of Venezuela visiting their rundown facilities. That same day, they were taken to prison.
  
  The people from Apartaderos are afraid of talking about the case. People at the time whispered that the donkey was also detained that day, but nobody seems to know what happened to him. In a dive through this small town in the mountain, the search for the donkey begins; the only one who perhaps managed to get out unhurt by this bad joke.