For 5 years Alma has been a member of
one of Guatemala's most brutal gangs,
a country today ravaged by an unnamed war.
She tells her confession face to face.
Alma’s testimony is unique. The young woman’s words open onto images of her memories, of daily life in Guatemala, and of gang subculture.
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« During the 2013 Awards Days weekend, we spoke with a selection of photographers about their winning photo and multimedia work, their ideas behind the project and their thoughts about photography in general. »
WINNERS FROM THE 2013 CONTEST • World Press Photo
« @sheffdocfest The Sheffield Innovation Award attributed to interactive story: Alma: A tale of violence »
@dandyvagabond • Twitter
« The Sheffield Innovation Award was awarded to Alma, a Tale of Violence, (Dirs: Miquel Dewever-Plana & Isabelle Fougère / Fr, 2012, 40 mins). »
Chris Patmore • Movie Scope Mag
« Je ne sais pas pour les autres mais moi j'entends et je vois des soupçons de fierté dans son comportement, dans son discours et dans sa tonalité, avec parfois même une petite flamme dans les yeux signifiant "à tel moment et à tel moment, c'était bien" (...) Documentaire choc, c'est… »
Fanny • ARTE +7
« désespoir ,courage ,lucidité ,...quel temoignage ! faire connaître de telles vies fatales, dans notre confort ca me révolte dans le bon sens, bravo de nous faire découvrir ce doc .... »
Petrelle • ARTE +7
Download the “Alma” app free
"for an experience combining emotions and senses"
Watch the film on Arte at midnight on Thursday, June 13, 2013.
The red thread of Alma’s life is woven into this film about her journey from childhood to membership in a street gang, with her secret confession at its heart. She gives us the unvarnished truth about violence. Swaying from empathy to wariness, we gradually discover Alma’s story.
Discover L’autre guerre, a book
of photographs and personal accounts,
and Alma, a literary narrative blending fact and fiction.