“The most beautiful landscape of the Boruca community is the humbleness of its people”

I have never worked in my life!  (Christophe´s passion for photography, does not allow him to call it work).  He is originally from Marseille, France; he grew up traveling across the world with his father.

20 years ago, he began working on his film “Los Diablitos – Por Encima De Las Nubes” (The Little Devils – Above the Clouds), a documentary about the Boruca Culture, their Traditions & People.  The Film´s original soundtrack is directed by Christophe and Guillain Joncheray (Deep Forest.)  Christophe´s sensibility, his respect for the ancient culture, and the beauty he sees in the Indigenous world through his camera, helped him to give birth to an incredibly beautiful 52-minutes documentary.  “I did not expect anything different; it’s a true 100 % self-made film, during a long journey, without deadlines, with no producer demands, free as a bird, in a length that brings maturity of feelings …” he told us.

“I miss Costa Rica and my dear friends, anchored in my thoughts and heart.  My mission in life is to complete this film.  (If SIBU wants it…  I think so!  SIBU wants it!)

Christophe Gstalder is a notorious free-lance photographer for Fashion Magazines such as Marie-Claire, Elle, Vogue, Cosmopolitan, and he recently visited Zanzibar (East Africa).

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