Realización de una obra audiovisual que rescate el valor simbólico e histórico del plátano

Abstract

CONDITION FOR PUBLICATION OF PROJECT. The plantain, a staple of the Ecuadorian table, also holds the memory of those who grow it. Behind its presence in the diet and culture, invisible stories persist of peasants whose labor sustains life but rarely finds recognition. This audiovisual project aims to give them a voice and a face, exploring the relationship between land, memory, and food through experimental narrative. Its objective is to make the plantain peasantry visible through a piece that engages young audiences through contemporary visual resources. This project involved observations in markets and farms, the collection of testimonies, and a creative process that integrated scriptwriting, acting, photography, animation, and stop-motion techniques. The result, The Color of Green, is a 2-minute, 19-second work that combines poetic images with documentary fragments. The piece demonstrates that audiovisual material can become a sensitive and symbolic bridge, capable of rescuing peasant dignity and strengthening its recognition in national culture. Keywords: experimental audiovisual, peasant, banana, memory, identity.