Nicolas Abaunza
About
Nicolas Abaunza is a Nicaraguan-French cinematographer based in Montréal. Trained at the ESEC in Paris, Nicolas has become one of Nicaragua’s most sought-after cinematographers and has worked on several international productions for commercials and documentaries in Kenya, Latin America and the US. In the past 5 years, Nicolas and filmmaker Milton Guillen have collaborated in dozens of projects, from fiction to documentaries, and developed a cinematic voice together.
On the Move
ON THE MOVE follows three visual artists in exile from Syria, Sudan and Nicaragua as they strive to remain emotionally connected to their turbulent home countries. As the film progresses, a kaleidoscopic view of displacement emerges, drawing similarities and contrasts in the emotional burdens of these artists through the eyes of the movement itself.