Synopsis
How to imagine your future when you were born without opportunities?
Teenage girls who lived on the unforgiving streets of Bogota, close their eyes and dream up Alis, a fictional classmate.
Their soulful narrative reveals an amazing strength to break the cycle of violence and embrace a brighter future.
Project details
- Production country, year: Colombia, Romania, Chile, 2022
- Produced by Casatarantula | deFilm | Pantalla Cines
- With the support of PROIMÁGENES COLOMBIA FDC DEVELOPMENT 2019 | PROGRAMA IBERMEDIA DEVELOPMENT 2019 | PROGRAMA IBERMEDIA COPRODUCTION 2020 | CATAPULT FILM FUND 2020 | SUNDANCE INSTITUTE DOCUMENTARY FILM PROGRAM with the support of OPEN SOCIETY FOUNDATIONS and JUST FILMS | FORD FOUNDATION 2020 + 2021 | IDFA BERTHA FUND with the support of CREATIVE EUROPE MEDIA PROGRAM 2021 | AVANPOST 2021 | THE ROMANIAN FILM CENTER 2021 | PROIMÁGENES COLOMBIA FDC DEVELOPMENT 2021 | ROMANIAN NATIONAL TELEVISION 2021 | CHICKEN & EGG PICTURES 2021
- Running time: 84 min
- Shooting format: Digital 4k/ Color
- Screen ratio: 1:1.85
- Framerate: 24
- Original language: Spanish
- International sales: Latido Films
- Premiere: Berlinale Generation 14plus 2022
Credits
- Writer: TATIANA ANDRADE, ANNE FABINI, GUSTAVO VASCO, CLARE WEISKOPF, NICOLÁS VAN HEMELRYCK
- Director: CLARE WEISKOPF, NICOLÁS VAN HEMELRYCK
- Producer: RADU STANCU | ALEXANDRA GALVIS
- Director of Photography: HELKIN RENÉ DÍAZ G. [ADFC]
- Editor: GUSTAVO VASCO [ECCA] | ANNE FABINI
- Sound : PATRICK ALEXANDER
- Sound design and mix: MARIUS LEFTĂRACHE
- Production manager: LAURA TABORDA
- Associate producer: MARÍA VIRGINIA RODRÍGUEZ | GEORGINA TERÁN | FRANCISCO FORERO
- Executive producer: LISE LENSE-MOLLER | VLAD RADULESCU | NICOLÁS VAN HEMELRYCK | CLARE WEISKOPF | RAMONA GRAMA
WORKSHOPS
- DocMontevideo Pitching Forum – WEMW Award | 2020
- IDFA Forum Pitch- Best Project Award | 2020
- WEMW – Time Machine | 2021
- La Fabrique Cinema – Cannes FF – L’Institute Francais | 2021
- IDFA Forum Rough Cut Presentation | 2021
Awards
- Berlinale Generation 14plus | Crystal Bear for the Best Film | 2022
- Berlinale | Teddy Award for Documentary Film | 2022
- Guadalajara Film Festival | Iberomerican Documentary Prize | 2022
- New Directors New Films Festival | Golden Lynx Documentary Award | 2022
- Biarritz Amerique Latine Film Festival | Audience Award and Youth Jury Award | 2022
- Chicago International Film Festival | Gold Hugo Award and Special Mention| 2022
- Festival De Cine De Lima | Gio Award for Best Documentary | 2022
- Mix Copenhagen LGBTQ+ Film Festival | Lili Award Best Documentary | 2022
- Panorama De Cinema Columbien | Audience Award for Best Feature | 2022
- Sheffield Film Festival | Youth Jury Award | 2022
- TLV Fest | Honorable Mention | 2022
- What If? Women In Film Fest | Honorary Mention | 2022
- DokuBaku IDFF | Jury Special Mention | 2022
- Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival | Audience Top 20 | 2022
- Bogota International Film Festival | Audience Award and Youth Jury Award | 2022
Festivals
- IDFA | 2022
- BAFICI | 2022
- Transilvania International Film Festival | 2022
- DocMonteVideo Film Festival | 2022
- Semana Internacional De Cine De Valladolid (SEMINCI) | 2022
- Docs MX | 2022
- Busan International Film Festival | 2022
- Equis – Festival De Cien Feminista Ecuador | 2022
- Festival de Cine IberoAmericano de Huelva | 2022
- Festival Do Rio | 2022
- Festival Internacional De Cine De Gijon | 2022
- Les Films Des Cannes a Bucarest | 2022
- Festival Internacional De Cine En El Desierto | 2022
- Films From The South | 2022
- Havana Film Festival New York | 2022
- Human Rights Film Festival Zurich | 2022
- Iberian Documentary Catalogue by DocsBarcelona | 2022
- Ljubljana LGBT+ | 2022
- Nara International Film Festival in Japan | 2022
- Olympia International Film Festival For Children And Young People | 2022
- Santiago Festival Internacional De Cine SANFIC | 2022
- Budapest International Documentary Film Festival | 2022
- DocPoint Helsinki | 2023
© Casatarantula (CO), deFilm (RO), Pantalla Cines (CL) 2022