Dir.: Rodrigo Vazquez.
2006 (Bolivia – UK) – 21 mins - *UK Premier with Movimientos*

Set in the mountainous region of Llallagua, Bolivia, Vazquez's documentary takes a look at the reality of child miners working in the region. With no hope of a future and a life expectancy of 35 years Jorge and his brother work to feed themselves for a mere $20 a month.

About Rodrigo Vazquez

Rodrigo Vazquez (Argentina) has worked as a producer/director/cameraman on documentary projects around the world. He tells factual stories with a strong visual sense, and has worked in potentially dangerous environments and done undercover filming.
Since graduation from the National Film School, Rodrigo has worked in both film and video with a variety of producers and filmmakers. His credits mainly include documentaries on social and issues in Europe, the US and particularly Latin America.
In Chile, working undercover for a BBC Correspondent film about the Pinochet case, Rodrigo gained access to perpetrators of human rights abuses and also to the prosecuting judge. In Chiapas, Southeast Mexico, he researched, produced and filmed a programme about the Zapatista Guerrillas. For 'Chico's Legacy', a TVE International for BBC World and La Cinquième (France) a documentary about the destruction of the Amazon rainforest. Ten years after the assassination of Brazilian activist Chico Mendes, Rodrigo went to the Amazon alone to research, produce and shoot. The film was shown in 20 countries.

Recent work includes 'Turning the Tables' (2001) Lion Television for BBC2, 'The Living Pulse' Mentorn Barraclough for The Discovery Channel, numerous episodes of 'Unreported World' for Channel 4 and 'Condor: Axis of Evil', an investigative documentary about a US sponsored terrorist network, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2003.

He is currently working on a series of documentaries for the launch of the Aljazeera international TV broadcast in English