Alejandro Loayza Grisi

Alejandro Loayza Grisi (1985) is a Bolivian filmmaker. Begins his artistic career in still photography and then enters the world of cinema through cinematography. As a director of photography he worked in documentary series Planeta Bolivia, and many short films such as Aicha, Dochera and Polvo. Attracted by the stories that can be told through the image in motion, he ventures into script and direction with his first feature film, Utama.
Utama (2022)
En Bolivie, sur les terres arides de l’Altiplano, Sisa et Virginio, un couple de Quechuas âgés, vivent le même quotidien depuis des années. Tandis que la sécheresse s’aggrave, Virginio tombe malade et, conscient de sa mort imminente, affronte ses derniers jours en cachant sa souffrance à sa femme. Le retour de Clever, leur petit-fils, change la donne. Tous les trois vont faire face chacun à leur façon au manque d’eau, à l’inéluctable et aux bouleversements de la vie. Suite