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COMBATE - VENEZUELA PIDE JUSTICIA
COMBATE es el actual apasionante proyecto de Rayograph Films--un largometraje documental dirigido por el escritor/productor/director venezolano Temistocles (Temi) López.
Tras cuatro años de trabajo, COMBATE presenta por primera vez una crónica del Chavismo desde sus inicios hasta la actualidad. Cuenta la historia de cómo un movimiento que prometía un paraíso socialista, libre de pobreza, corrupción e injusticia, se convirtió en una dictadura corrupta, represiva y violenta de la cual 8 millones de ciudadanos se han visto forzados a huir debido al hambre, la injusticia y la persecución.
Los héroes de nuestra historia son padres cuyos hijos fueron brutalmente asesinados, activistas torturados durante años, líderes que han arriesgado sus vidas y continúan la lucha desde el exilio.
El documental está casi terminado, pero necesitamos añadir el capítulo final: el camino hacia la democracia ilustrado por el actual enfrentamiento entre Nicolás Maduro, el dictador que ha desatado el baño de sangre que prometió si perdía las elecciones, y el presidente legítimamente electo, respaldado por María Corina Machado y los 7 millones de venezolanos que votaron por un cambio radical.
COMBATE es un documento esencial para entender cómo una democracia otrora próspera se convirtió en un régimen totalitario, aliado con Rusia, China, Cuba e Irán, que oprime brutalmente a sus ciudadanos y afecta la dinámica geopolítica del mundo entero. Sin un cambio, Venezuela está condenada a ciclos interminables de violencia, desencadenando otra ola masiva de refugiados que separará familias y afectará a todo el continente, propagando pobreza, inseguridad y dolor.
Mucho más que una lección de historia, COMBATE aspira a incitar la acción de ciudadanos e instituciones internacionales que tienen el poder de efectuar cambios en el escenario global. Estamos produciendo un documental de la más alta calidad profesional que pueda distribuirse mundialmente, pero necesitamos fondos para completar la película y licenciar la considerable cantidad de metraje de archivo necesario para contar la historia de Venezuela. Próximamente lanzaremos una campaña de crowdfunding en Indiegogo para ayudar a crear conciencia y asegurar los fondos esenciales para finalizar este importante proyecto.
Pedimos a nuestros compañeros luchadores por la libertad que "se unan a la lucha" y agreguen su nombre y dirección de correo electrónico a nuestra creciente comunidad de Indiegogo para ayudarnos a cumplir nuestra misión (haga clic en el enlace de preinscripción a continuación). ¡Gracias de antemano por su apoyo, y sepa que incluso un dólar prometido ayudará a la causa!
COMBATE- VENEZUELA'S FIGHT FOR JUSTICE
COMBATE is Rayograph Films' current passion project--a feature length documentary film by Venezuelan Writer/ Producer/ Director Temistocles (Temi) Lopez.
Four years in the making, COMBATE presents for the first time a chronicle of Chavismo from its beginnings to the present day. It tells the story of how a movement that promised a socialist paradise, free of poverty, corruption and injustice, turned into a corrupt, repressive and violent dictatorship from which 8 million citizens have been forced to flee due to hunger, injustice and persecution.
The heroes of our story are parents whose children were brutally murdered, activists tortured for years, leaders who've risked their lives and continue the fight from the exile.
The film is almost finished, but we need to add the final chapter: the road to democracy as illustrated by the current showdown between Nicolas Maduro, the dictator who has unleashed the bloodbath he promised if he lost the elections, and the legitimately elected president, backed by Maria Corina Machado and the 7 million Venezuelans who voted for a radical change.
COMBATE is an essential document needed to understand how a once prosperous democracy turned into a totalitarian regime, allied with Russia, China, Cuba and Iran, that brutally oppresses its citizens and affects the geopolitical dynamics of the entire globe. Without a change, Venezuela is doomed to endless cycles of violence, triggering yet another massive wave of refugees that will tear families apart and affect the entire continent spreading poverty, insecurity and pain.
Much more than a history lesson, COMBATE will hopefully incite action from citizens and the international institutions that have the power to effect change on the global stage. We are producing a documentary of the highest professional quality that can be distributed worldwide, but we need "finishing funds" to complete the film and license the sizable amount of archival footage needed to tell Venezuela's story. We will soon be launching a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to help raise awareness and secure essential funds to finalize this important project.
We are asking our fellow freedom fighters to "join the fight" and add their name and email address to our growing Indigogo community to help us accomplish our mission (click pre-launch sign-up link below). Thank you in advance for your support, and please know that even one dollar pledged will help the cause!
PARTICIPANTES (por orden de aparición)
Con inmensa gratitud / BORIS IZZAGUIRRE, LEOPOLDO LOPEZ, IVAN SIMONOVIS, ORLANDO VIERA BLANCO, GILBERTO CARRASQUERO, LORENT SALEH, MARIA CORINA MACHADO, ANTONIO LEDEZMA, GUSTAVO TOVAR ARROYO, ZUGEIMAR ARMAS, DAVID VALLENILLA, ANDRES COLMENARES, SANTIAGO DE VIANA, ROSANA SOSA GARCÍA, ELISABETH BURGOS, JUAN GUAIDÓ, MIGUEL HENRIQUE OTERO, TAMARA SUJU, MILAGROS MALDONADO, AXEL CAPRILES, TOMAS PAEZ, LEOPOLDO LOPEZ GIL, MICHAEL SKOL, JUAN CARLOS GUTIERREZ, JORGE NERI, ROLANDO PEÑA, ARAMINTA GONZALEZ.
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TEMISTOCLES LOPEZ
Writer/Producer/Director
Temistocles Lopez is a writer/producer/director born in Venezuela who has lived mostly in Europe and the USA. In his varied and eclectic carrer he has written, produced and directed films that go from the popular to the classic and from the commercial to the avant guarde. Temístocles López is a Venezuelan screenwriter, producer and director who grew up between Latin-America, Europe and the United States. In his eclectic and varied career, he has made films that range from the classic , to the popular and the avant-garde. Temi, as his friends prefer to call him, has lived in London, where he studied film; Rome, where he directed several plays; New York, Los Angeles, Paris and Madrid, cities where he has been able to make critically acclaimed features such as "Chain of Desire", "Exquisite Corpses ” and “Bird of Prey”. Temistocles has also directed innovative documentaries like “Elettra”, Hidalgo” and “Combate”.
PETER CALDERON
Executive Producer
Peter Calderon decided to take a respite from a high powered career in international finance to try his luck at the challenging and unforgiving world of film production.
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