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Alma

“The day she decided to leave her gang, her gang decided to kill her.”

Alma (26) belonged to one of Guatemala’s most violent gangs for five years. The day she decided it was time to move on, her fellow bangers decided it was time to execute her. She escaped, barely, and is still wheelchair-bound today. Her confession, as a former criminal, captures the out-of-control violence that is plaguing her country.

This web documentary, which Upian and Agence VU’ set in motion, is subtly interactive and sways between Alma’s confession looking you straight in the eye and an assortment of photos, videos and drawings that bring her memories and story to life.

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Technical Info & Short Credits

Format
Interactive devices
Genre
Documentary
Technique
Live action
Coproduction
ARTE France, Upian, Agence VU'
Production
Alexandre Brachet, Margaux Missika, Gregory Trowbridge
Creative direction
Sébastien Brothier
Photographs and videos
Miquel Dewever-Plana
Texts and Interview
Isabelle Fougère
Illustration
Hugues Micol
Animation
Jérôme Gonçalvès
Music
Greg Corsaro
Flash developpement & production
David Després, Maxime Quintard

Nominations and awards

  • WinnerWorld Press Photo 2013Interactive documentary
  • WinnerGrime Online Award
  • WinnerSheffield Doc/Fest 2013Innovation
  • WinnerIDFA DocLab 2013Digital sorytelling