El Chocó Road
dir. Savannah Ritzen
2021
Running time: 17 min.
Film
After the Haitian earthquake in 2010, Chuck Ritzen’s compassion and newfound purpose carried him and his wife off to the Caribbean to create a free medical and dental clinic. But their story ended too soon. Four years after their tragic deaths, the filmmaker travels to the Dominican Republic to investigate the legacy of her uncle. As she embarks on her journey, she learns to answer the question: Can heroes be flawed?
Savannah Ritzen
After living in New Jersey, Savannah made her way to Columbia, Missouri to expand her production and post-production skills. She is a Documentary Journalism major and Spanish minor at the University of Missouri, graduating in spring 2021. While at Mizzou, she worked as the Lead Director & Videographer at Livestream Mizzou and assisted Alix Lambert as a film research assistant for her upcoming film, Goodbye Fat Larry. Following graduation, she hopes to find her next adventure with camera in hand. El Chocó Road is her first international film.