About Everything There Is to Know

About Everything There Is to Know (Spanish: De todas las cosas que se han de saber) is a 2021 Peruvian documentary film written, edited and directed by Sofía Velásquez Núñez.^[1]

About Everything There Is to Know
Promotional release poster
Directed by	Sofía Velásquez Núñez
Written by	Sofía Velásquez Núñez
Produced by	Carolina Denegri Sánchez
Cinematography	Carlos Sánchez Giraldo
Edited by	Sofía Velásquez Núñez
Music by	Renato Rodríguez Filiberto Barrios
Production company	Mercado Central
Release date	November 2021 (2021-11) (Lima)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Peru
Language	Spanish

Synopsis

A group of filmmakers arrives in Santiago de Chuco, birthplace of the poet César Vallejo. With the excuse of a casting, the filmmakers occupy the main theater and the local inhabitants arrive, gradually revealing their lives embraced by the poet's aura. All of them, residents and filmmakers, get confused between verses, stories and poetry.^[2]

Release

About Everything There Is to Know had its world premiere in mid-November 2021 at the 7th University of Lima Film Week^[3] then screened on November 22, 2021, at the 36th Mar del Plata International Film Festival^[4] and on March 24, 2022, at the 25th Málaga Film Festival.^[5]

Accolades

Year	Award / Festival	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2021	7th University of Lima Film Week	National Feature Film Competition	About Everything There Is to Know	Won	[6]
	36th Mar del Plata International Film Festival	Latin American Competition Award		Nominated	[7]
		Latin American Competition - Special Mention		Won
2022	13th APRECI Awards	Best Peruvian Feature Film		Nominated	[8][9]
		Best Documentary		Won
	18th Luces Awards	Best Film		Nominated	[10][11]
	25th Málaga Film Festival	Silver Biznaga for Best Documentary		Nominated	[12]