Franco
López

An "exquisite corpse" portrait of my maternal grandmother's life. It comprises twenty-seven interviews with her direct descendants, recounting her long journey through life—perspectives that are contrasted with the views of other family members who knew her at different stages, whether as a mother, grandmother, or great-grandmother.

Status - filming

Daco is a documentary about the football club my grandfather founded and that my father tried to keep afloat after his own father abandoned him. It is an exploration of fatherhood, with plenty of football.

Status - Research

Jean Franco López Ramírez was born on November 28, 2001, in Baños del Inca, in the province of Cajamarca, Peru. He was exposed to cameras from an early age, thanks to his family's camcorder. He emigrated to the capital to study film and managed to win the Stefan Kaspar community film showcase organized by the Chaski Group thanks to his short film AMAUTA (2020). After graduating, he returned to Cajamarca, where he formulated a theological theory regarding cinema. Drawing on the philosophies of Jean Epstein, Jean Rouch, and Maya Deren—and their concepts of "cine-trance" and animist cameras—Franco approaches filmmaking through a divine lens; for him, cinema is a form of prayer and a vital practice within his human experience.