Ulises’ Canoe
Itaeté and Ulises, an old Guaraní man and a young Guaraní teenager, are building a canoe in the jungle. Itaeté is trying to inculcate the boy with a traditional legacy, but Ulises isn’t very interested. His true calling is music. He’s a rapper. This cultural clash puts more than tradition at risk.
- Argentina
- 2016, 14 min
- Director: Diego Fió
- Director of photography: Pablo Lacovone
- Editor: Andres Quaranta, Diego Fió
- Screenplay: Diego Fió
- Sound: Gerardo Kalmar
- Cast: Juan Luis Chamorro, Isabelino Paredez
- Producer: Diego Fió
Diego Fió
Diego Fió is a musician, photographer, and nature lover born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Having completed his studies at Buenos Aires University, he began his career as an assistant director in advertising. Interested in developing his own career as a director, Fió filmed commercials and documentaries, but fiction hit him in the Missionary Jungle of Argentina. There he met the character that inspired his first short film: Ulises' Canoe.