“Wake Up ! / ¡ Despierta !”

What would you do to change the world?

Written and directed by Ángel Loza

Produced by José Lozano and Ángel Loza

A film by Ángel Loza

Goya Award to the best documentary short 2009

The Spanish Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences

https://vimeo.com/130744251

“WAKE UP ! / ¡DESPIERTA!”

“It’ s been a great pleasure to, not only, have interviewed people in depth but to have had spiritual conversations with all of them.

In addition, the words given to us by the creators and organizers of the festival, Filippo Giunta and Claudio Giust, as well as the Alessandro Oria who is in charge of the Culture section helped me understand the motivation behind carrying out such a festival, which, in my point of view, is so important right now.

I think we’ re alive at the most important moment of Humanity. Evolution has been taking place from the unconscious and this has to stop … personally, I know this is changing.

If we add to all this that Castellón and Bennicasim are close to my heart because I grew up there with my friends and family … the answer was clear … I had to film there “WAKE UP / ¡ DESPIERTA !”

Ángel Loza

Director of the film

Film director Ángel Loza (GOYA PRIZE winner for the film “HEROES. WINGS ARE NOT NECESSARY TO FLY”  filmed scenes for WAKE UP! at the most important reggae music festival in the world "THE ROTOTOM SUNSPLASH 2011 EUROPEAN REGGEA FESTIVAL” is a 10 day festival with 230,000 people ranging from different cultures, races, beliefs, religions and

philosophies  We felt this was the perfect atmosphere to answer the question “What would you do to change the world?”

The festival’s slogan, “ANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE”, hinted towards the feeling people brought to the event with the intention of standing up for a better world through Love, Peace and Unity.

The festival paid tribute to Bob Marley in honor of the 30th anniversary of his death. For this reason, his wife Rita Marley and sons, Ziggy Marley, Stephen Marley and Ki- Many Marley, came to play.

The following people graced the festival with their presence: Iranian Human Rights activist SHIRIN EVADI (Nobel Peace Prize Winner) who fights for women and children rights, ALI CAMBELL ( singer and leader of UB 40), STEPHEN MARLEY, VANDANA SHIVA ( Runner-up to the Nobel Peace Prize) anti nuclear energy activist, RITA MARLEY (Bob Marley’s widow)

BERNARD CASSEN, KI MANY MARLEY, LEO BASSI and DONA HOPE.

INTERVIEWS AND TESTIMONIES

I think the first thing for a better world is a global change in our social-political system.

Personally, as one individual, I can do very little to change the world. There is a need for Unity and great change mostly in our awareness as a society with respect to our environment.

However, I can add my two cent. What I would do, is what I’ve been doing until now. Firstly, concentrate on a personal level to be able to work with others on future plans that include the world I live in: Mother Earth. I would like to begin with projects that are within my reach because too many projects that are too ambitious wouldn´t take me anywhere. It´s better to have just a few projects that are tangible. In addition, I reflect and I understand where I want to be, how I want to feel, where I want to live and how I can achieve all this. In order to do so, one has to learn from one ´s own mistakes which are very useful even though many people don´t think so. I remind myself every day that my life is my job. Nobody will do it for me and fortunately no one will live my life

for me. In order to do all this, one has to make an effort. Nothing is free.

With this in mind, I try to carry through with effective plans in order to make this world a better place.

I try to keep a positive attitude, even when, reality hits me in the face. Again, I learn from that: being positive doesn´t mean you have to stop being realistic. One thing doesn´t shadow the other. In my case, I try to change the world in different ways. One way is through volunteering. As a nature lover I’ve helped out where there have been natural disasters ( like the tar leak in Galicia and

later on the horrible fires that wiped out so many hectares of land in northern Spain). I’ve participated in forest repopulation and worked in logistics when there were floods in Blescas.

Other things I do to care for the environment include: limiting energy consumption and recycling because it´s not hard to do and it´s essential to take care of our surroundings. On a social level, I consider myself to be respectful towards others and am always ready to help those in need. I’ve studied with the Red Cross and organized incoming donations of books, clothes, food and medicine. I support a girl from Guatemala. In my day to day life, I try to help people in need. I have several different examples of this which I won’t bring up just now.

I want to continue cooperating and doing volunteer work. For this reason, in November, I will

attend an introductory course on co-development. I think it’s essential for every country to know how to manage its own resources.

Our society has become almost ignorant, in many cases, with regards to the need for more sensitivity and awareness towards current problems and what these can bring us in the future. I

think these problems begin within the family and continue at school. It’s a matter of early education where values are shared with children, creativity is strengthened and children are taught that they are part of nature which they should care for. They should learn that they are part of a community

which they should respect. There should be a solid base in their education to achieve more civility, fellowship, social awareness, and unity.

We should understand that we are ONE, one whole and not ONE individually. This society has become too individualistic, competitive, selfish and cold. In Unity, we will become stronger than the elite, in the face of governments, bankers and financers who really are the ones who are getting

the most out of this situation we are bearing. It is the only way we will be able to make our rights prevail. We must stay united with firm ideas which should be, in my opinion, the following values: Equality, Respect, Peace and Love.

We need equality between races and ethnic groups because we are all human and we all have the right to live a life of dignity. Until now, some countries have been ignored and abused and their natural resources have been used by others with bigger infrastructures. We need respect between one another and respect towards Mother Earth which is being mistreated by its own inhabitants; those who have called themselves “intelligent animals” lack civility and

without it … I think, we are only destroying ourselves.

We need peace among nations, an end to wars and an end to the xenophobia created by politicians and some sectors of religious extremists who really are the ones who benefit from this hatred. We need unity among people because unity is strength. We must keep united in the fight; a peaceful

fight which concerns us all. The vast majority of us are victims of this system. We need to love our brothers and sisters from other nations and we need to love this environment that we are destroying.

It is also of vital important to invest in renewable, clean and organic energy in order to preserve our environment.

We need respect for all people and for Mother Nature which is so mistreated by its sons and daughters who have named themselves “intelligent animals”.

We need peace among nations, ethnic groups, races. Only those who promote hatred and xenophobia extract benefits. Again, the fair people are the losers and the state and its affiliates are the winners.

We need Love for one´s neighbor and for Mother Nature who rebels against our way of destroying Her.

EVA DETTMAR

Anonymous lead role in the film

“I think Music will change the world, it is a Universal Language and the talent God has given me to share my message with the world.”

STEPHEN MARLEY

Musician and Audiovisual Producer

Personally, what I suggest for change and waking up the world is Silence. I think that only through silence we can come to hear that inner voice inside us. We all perceive it with our intuition but with so much noise around us we can´t hear it. A self retreat would be good: a retreat free of news,

books, TV, and people to talk to. I think this would help us listen to that inner voice. One day is not enough, though. I suggest a minimum of one week in the middle of nature. For many, the first few days would be confusing because of the echo of all the noise that doesn’t allow us to listen clearly.

The silence could also even make us feel disoriented because it is dense but looking at a horizon, listening to the wind and the murmur of a river would flood out the noise. Finally we’d be able to judge ourselves for what we are. We would clearly see how many, of the things we do out of habit, belong to us or form part of our social education. We would arrive to our own conclusions, give

form to our own true ideas and accept what we are. I think interior reflection is the only way we can offer anything good to the exterior. My honest suggestion is to RE-START ourselves. We should give ourselves a hug for what we are without judgments. This is the key: Only when we are truly

free, will we be ready to give life to the next generation.

MARTA GARCIA

Anonymous protagonist of the film

This is the most important moment in the History of Human Kind. I think we are living a collective change of consciousness.

SHIRIN EVADI

Nobel Peace Prize

BIOFILMOGRAPHY

At the age of 18 and in the midst of the so called “Movida Madrileña”, Ángel arrived in Madrid and started to experiment with Super 8 mm film, photography and video. In his own words: I write because I need to, I produce because I have to, and I direct out of passion.

He started to write as a consequence of a heart break; his first script is a reflection about life and death from three different points of view: childhood, middle age and old age.

As a self-taught scriptwriter and producer, his work has been recognized in different parts of the world. His films have a high level of social commitment and his critical and sharp point of view is

latent throughout his work. This is his most prominent until now:

1985                           HEART BEAT 
1986                           CRIME NEWS
                                   GET OFF DRUGS IN 24 HOURS 
1987                           WHERE IS ROBIN HOOD?
1988                           AXIS JUMP
1989                           GLOUP! GLOUP!
1991                           CITY, CITY, PUFF
1994                           IS "PORRONES" DEAD? 
1995                           THE WEDDING 
1996                           DETERLUX

                                    SPEEDO
1997                           IN-SATISFACTION
2002                           QUIET MEN
2003                           DREAM WORLD
2004                           WHAT WILL IT BE?
                                    SILENCE OF THE HEARTS
                                    DIFFERENCES
                                    THINGS THAT DON´T CHANGE
2006 / 2007                THE ESCORIAL AND THE POWER
                                    MY LONELYNESS (JOAQUÍN CORTÉS)
2007                           HEROES. WINGS ARE NOT NECESSARY TO FLY
2008                           MY LIFE X THOUSAND EUROS (DOCUMENTOS TV / TVE)
2009                           NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE 
2010/2011                  NINA Y KIKO 
2013                           BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE (Post-production)
BREAK                     (Post-production)
2011/2014                  WAKE UP! (Post-production)
0.0                              (Work in progress)
                                    KATHUN (Work in progress)
14:20                          (Work in progress)
SOUL MATES          (Work in progress)
STEAK TARTARE   (Work in progress)

PRIZES AND HONORABLE MENTIONS

QUIET MEN

BEST FICTION FILM

BEST DIRECTOR

BEST ACTOR

BEST PHOTOGRAPHY

BEST EDITING

Fuengirola´s International Film Festival SUEL R 2002 Fuengirola, Málaga (SPAIN)

BEST MAIN ACTOR

Astorga City National Film Festival 2002 Astorga, León (SPAIN)

AUDIENCE AWARD

International Film Festival of Siena 2002Siena (ITALIA)

SPECIAL JUDGE´S PRIZE

BEST PHOTOGRAPHY

BEST EDITING

Andújar´s Iberianamerican Film Festival 2003 Andújar, Jaén

JURY´S SPECIAL PRIZE

International Film Festival A LO CORTIVO 2008

Madrid (SPAIN)

CITY, CITY, PUFF !

SPECIAL PRIZE TO THE BEST SCRIPT

SECOND PRIZE TO THE BEST FILM

International Festival of Audiovisual Creations A.I.C.A 1992 Madrid (SPAIN)

DETERLUX

BEST AUDIOVISUAL ART WORK

Tele Madrid´s National Videocreation Festival

1994 BAM BA LAM PROGRAM Madrid (SPAIN)

WHAT WILL IT BE?

BEST AUDIOVISUAL ART WORK

Fuengirola´s International Film Festival 2006

Fuengirola, Malaga (SPAIN)

HEROES. WINGS ARE NOT NECESSARY TO FLY

JURY´S SPECIAL PRIZE TO BEST DOCUMENTARY

Nerva Cobra and Malacate´s Film Festival 2007 Huelva (SPAIN)

SECOND PRIZE

Navas International Film Festival 2007 Barcelona (SPAIN)

PRIZE TO THE BEST DOCUMENTARYAND FINALIST AUDIENCE PRIZE

Estella-Lizarra Film Festival 2007 Estella Lizarra, Navarra (SPAIN)

JURY´S SPECIAL PRIZE

Madrid´s International Film Festival 2008

Madrid (SPAIN)

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

Crossroads Film Festival 2008

Jackson, Missippi (EEUU)

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

Short Film Contest TROFEU TORRETES 2008

Calella, Barcelona (SPAIN)

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

ACE prizes (Spanish Short Films Agency ) 2008

Madrid (SPAIN)

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM

Short Films Contest and Disability CINE MOBILE 2008 Sevilla (SPAIN)

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

Tarragona´s Audiovisual Creation Festival 2008

Tarragona (SPAIN)

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

Fearless Film Festival 2008

Texas, (EEUU)

YOUNG AUDIENCE PRIZE

Fuerteaventura´s International Film Festival LAS DUNAS 2008

Fuerteaventura, Islas Canraias (SPAIN)

HONORABLE MENTION DOCUMENTARY

International Film Festival EL SECTOR 2008

Madrid, (SPAIN)

BEST DOCUMENTARY

Worldfest Houston International Film and Video Festival 2008

Houston (EEUU)

BEST DOCUMENTARY

International Short Film Festival FILM, CULTURE AND LIFE 2008

Toluca (MEXICO)

JURY´S HONORABLE MENTION (FOR THE STRENGTH EXPRESSED IN FAVOR OF LIFE, INSPITE OF THE PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS OF THE CHARACTER PORTRAYED IN THE FILM) Human Rights Film Festival 2008 Sucre (BOLIVIA)

JURY´S SPECIAL PRIZE 35 MM

Ibero American Film Festival LA CHIMENEA DE VILLAVERDE 2008 Madrid (SPAIN)

BEST DOCUMENTARY

International Film Festival of Audiovisual Creations 2008

Villanueva de la Serena, Badajoz (SPAIN)

BEST SHORT FILM AND HIS WHOLE AWESOME AND ALWAYS INCOMFORMIST CARREER

Fotograma y Medio Prizes 2008

Madrid (SPAIN)

AUDIENCE AWARD

Film Maker who made us stand up ! (and do something)

(Por darnos ánimos y hacernos pensar)

No Fear Film Festival 2008

Utah (EEUU)

JURY´S HONORABLE MENTION

Lago Film Fest International Short Film, Documentary and Screenplay Festival 2008

Lago (ITALIA)

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

Slow Film International Festival 2008

Eger (HUNGRIA)

BEST DOCUMENTARY

Ive seen films International Film Festival 2008

Jurado: Rutger Hauer, Ridley Scott, Paul Verhoeven, Robert Rodriguez, Richard Gere

Milan (ITALIA)

BEST AUDIOVISUAL CREATION ABOUT DISABILITY

Pontferrada Film Festival 2008

Ponferrada, Leon (SPAIN)

JURY´S SPECIAL PRIZE

Benalmádena´s International Short Film Festival and Alternative Film 2008

Benalmádena, Málaga (SPAIN)

AUDIENCE´S PRIZE

ZOOM DE IGUALADA International Film Festival 2008

Igualada, Barcelona (SPAIN)

BEST SHORT FILM DIRECTING

KO & Digital International Digital Film Festival and Solidarity 2008

Sant Sadurni dAnoia, Barcelona (SPAIN)

BEST SHORT FILM DOCUMENTARY

International Short Film Contest CIUDAD DE SORIA 2008

Soria (SPAIN)

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

Montezuma International Festival 2008

Montezuma (COSTA RICA)

THIRD PRIZE

International Short Film Contest A LO CORTICO 2009

Yemayá Cultural Association

Madrid (SPAIN)

GOYA TO THE BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

Spanish Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences 2009

Madrid (SPAIN)

SPECIAL FESTIVAL PRIZE

(For the values of self – improvement that it transmits)

International Festival PREMIS TIRANT DE LÁUDIOVISUAL VALENCIÁ

2009 Valencia (SPAIN)

JURY´S SPECIALHONORABLE MENTION

Iberoamerican Short Film Festival ABD FIBABC 2009

Madrid (SPAIN)

SPECIAL MENTION JURY

Cyprus International Short Film Festival CISFF 2009

Nocosia (CHIPRE)

SILVER BEAR FOR THE BEST SHORT FILM

Film Festival of Nations 2009

Ebensee (AUSTRIA)

HONORARY PRIZE FOR CONTRIBUTING TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES THROUGH FILM

Málaga Film and Disability FAMF COCEMFE 2009

Málaga (SPAIN)

NOMINATIONS

BEST FOREIGN DOCUMENTARY SHORT

Guatemala Icaro Film and Video Festival 2008

Guatemala City (GUATEMALA)

BEST DOCUMANTARY FILM

CON-CAN Movie Festival 2008

Tokyo (JAPAN)

BEST DOCUMENTARY

Grand Off (WORLD OFF FILMS AWARD) 2008

Varsovia (POLONIA)

BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM

San Joaquin Film Festival 2008

Sockton, California (EEUU)

BEST DOCUMENTARYAND FILM IN HUMAN VALUES AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION

Fuerteaventura´s International Film Festival LAS DUNAS 2008

Fuerteaventura, Islas Canarias (SPAIN)

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

National Documentary Film Festival DOCU 100 2008

Ciempozuelos, Madrid (SPAIN)

BEST DOCUMENTARY

Ibiza and Formentera´s International Film Festival 2008 Ibiza

 Islas Baleares (SPAIN)

BEST DOCUMENTARY

International Film Festival CITY OF IMPERIA 2008

Imperia (ITALIA)

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2008

Karlovy Vary (REPUBLICA CHECA)

BEST HUMAN RIGHTS FILM

Independent Documentary Film Festival

ALL VOICES AGAINST SILENCE 2008

México DF (MEXICO)

BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM

Aljazeera International Documentary Film Festival 2009

Doha (QATAR)