HBO/NALIP Grant-Awarded Documentary Wins Finishing Funds

Ecuadorian Film Commission Awards Post Production Grant to Dreamtown

July 5, 2015 – As one of the producers of the multi grant-awarded documentary —HBO/NALIP, NALAC, NYWIFT — DreamTown is honored to receive yet another grant, but this time the honor comes from Ecuador’s National Film Council, El Consejo Nacional de Cinematografía (CNCine).  Betty Bastidas the film’s director traveled to Ecuador on June 29, 2015 for the competition, which selected her 5-year project among top film projects in the country.

Dreamtown follows three Afro-Ecuadorian soccer players at different stages of their careers as they navigate through the winding road of professional soccer in their quest to play the sport they love to help their families overcome poverty. DreamTown can be seen in short form on PBS’s Frontline World Rough Cut.