When Clouds Clear delves into one remote community’s radical resistance to a proposed copper mine that would level and destroy their way of life forever. Set in the isolated cloudforests of the Andes Mountains, and narrated by the founders and children of Junín, the film depicts the village’s daily life and the effect of rich ore deposits that were discovered beneath their land. As two invading mining companies become increasingly brazen in their attempts to infiltrate and control the area, the community must unite in resistance to survive. However, a few citizens side with the wealth that the companies promise, causing irreparable divisions, pitting friend against friend and father against son. Suddenly these once-peaceful farmers find themselves thrust into a dangerous world of corruption, splintered households, murder and arson as they fight tenaciously to protect their land and families. A gripping and beautiful documentary shot on 16 mm, Super 8 and video, When Clouds Clear serves as a reminder to us all that wealth and poverty cannot always be measured in dollars and cents.

Follwed by Q&A with Directors Danielle Bernstein and Anne Slick
Best Spanish Documentary, Rincon Intl Film Festival 2008
Winner Artistic Vision Award, Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 2008
Winner Social Justice Award for Best Documentary, 2008 Santa Barbara Film Festival