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The third part of Guzman trilogy still works like an open book of history, but of a more reasonable history. Through his personal experiences -not just political but in the whole as an observer- tries to explain the brutal Chilean Juda of Pinochet and and how it's still hovering above his beloved country. The documentary is shaped in the hands of its creator to become a warning, a very poetic warning, that uses the tradition of the land and the people as the only true factor of nation's reconstruction. Hope this documentary and its true meaning reach big audiences and spark a flame in our minds and lifestyles cause we still give in the wrong social systems.

"While you live, shine" is a unique piece of art having a major impact on your emotional status. The story of Chris and his research over folk Greek music of Epirus has at the end a universal meaning and importance due to the fact of treating music as a heritage element. The music reflects the past and maintaining all the aspects of it comes as a duty, cause in this way we can preserve our ethnic identity and furthermore aspire people who can scratch through the true listening the surface of a whole culture. I was fortunate to watch the premier of the film in Greece in Thessaloniki Doc Festival and discuss with the contributers of the documentary. So let your emotions guide you through the film and always consider what makes you the person you are today. Definitely a must watch