For the 20th anniversary of the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, the Thematic Program, DoubleTake, will be a retrospective celebrating the films and filmmakers who helped put the festival on the map.
Santa Cruz del Islote
NAME OF FILM: SANTA CRUZ DEL ISLOTE
DIRECTOR(S): Luke Lorentzen
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GENRE: Documentary Film
SYNOPSIS: Just three acres large, Santa Cruz del Islote is one of the world’s most densely populated islands. A fisherman and ten-year-old boy live peacefully within this Colombian community, but struggle with isolation as resources become scarce.
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