Manabí 5 años después: Sistematización de la experiencia de Stakeholders y relaciones públicas en el documental “Inquebrantables: la vida de pie después del terremoto”

Abstract

The project "Manabí 5 years later" tells the testimonies of manabitas after the earthquake in April 2016. For eight months, seven students from various majors of communication and political science with the participation of two expert guides in disaster risk management and production / audiovisual communication, developed the study of this event in the province to turn it into the documentary "Unbreakable: life standing after the earthquake." The work was divided into the following phases: (1) research and interviews with key informants, (2) production and preparation of the documentary, (3) post-production and progress of the document, and (4) pre-release, digital release, the advocacy strategy and the continuity plan. The objectives of the investigation are to generate reflexion about: a) the constructions and services that are not release yet according to the Plan of Reconstruction of 2016; b) identify and addressing the importance of attend possible psychological disorders of victims and affected by disasters, such as seismic events, to achieve true individual and collective resilience; c) and the need to create comprehensive plans that take disaster risk management into account in order to give them the necessary significance to obtain better responses in the event of catastrophic events. Also, pretends to put into the public and social agenda the recovery after the earthquake of the 16A in Manabí and Esmeraldas, as a priority for the affected populations and the country. Finally, The continuity plan that was proposed for the Professional Application Projects in 2021, was the making of a documentary that highlights the post-covid19 testimonies, specifically from the city of Guayaquil.