Chungungo: A Mentor's Tale

About

Chungungo: a mentor’s tale
2019 Finalist at the Jackson Wild Film Festival

Preface by Ben Goertzen
An endangered, South American Marine Otter mother and her two pups act as a vehicle into a poetic exploration of the threshold between comfort and action. Through blending traditional blue-chip cinematography with a philosophical narration the smallest marine mammal in the world is used as a mentor to teach humans about trusting their internal compass and confronting difficult questions. From showing a caring mother, to a playful sibling bond, to the kelp forests that nourish their entire ecosystem, this film aims to build empathy for animals as complex beings with more depth than we give them credit for.

Credits

Producers
MAURICIO HANDLER-RUIZ
RENE ARANEDA CONTRERAS

Executive Producers
MAURICIO HANDLER-RUIZ
DENY STAGGS
RENE ARANEDA CONTRERAS

Underwater Director of Photography
MAURICIO HANDLER-RUIZ / Aquaterrafilms

Director of Photography
BEN GOERTZEN / Visionhawk

Written and Directed By
BEN GOERTZEN
Aerial Cinematography
DEVIN CARD
ELIJAH HARRIS

Offline Editing
ELIJAH HARRIS
BEN GOERTZEN
CRISTOBAL SANTAMARIA

Online Editing
BEN GOERTZEN

Original Music
CRISTIAN MICHU SCHMIDT

Sound Design
RODRIGO MARTINEZ

Narrator
BEN GOERTZEN

Special Thanks
BARRY KLEIN
EDWARD MAIER
CRAIG METZ
CONAF (Corporacion Nacional Forestal de Chile)
SUBPESCA
CALETA CHANARAL DE ACEITUNO
PATRICIO ORITZ (Turismo Arca de Noé)
MARIA JOSE CATALAN
CESAR VILLAROEL (Explorasub)
SUSANNAH BUCHAN

An OCEAN SECRETS LLC Production in association with:
VISIONHAWKFILMS / AQUATERRAFILMS / NEDO PRODUCCIONES LTDA
All Copyrights Reserved 2019.