2024 FESTIVAL PROGRAM

Colombian Film Festival at Cinema Paradiso

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BROWARD COUNTY MAIN LIBRARY AUDITORIUM – 100 S. Andrews, Ft Lauderdale

(FREE ADMISSION)

SATURDAY DEC 14,2024

PETRO

10:15 AM – Sean Mattinson

Colombia / 1h 37 min / Spanish w/ English Subtitles / 2023 / Drama

SYNOPSIS

In the midst of historic upheaval in Colombia, Senator Gustavo Petro, a former M-19 guerrilla leader, is theearly front runner for president in 2022. Petro begins in September 2021 at the launch event of Petro’s campaign. With unprecedented access to Colombia’s most charismatic and polarizing politician,the film follows the highs and lows of the Colombian progressive movement and Petro’s historic campaignfor president through Election Day.

AMOR REBELDE

12:30 PM – Alejandro Bernal

Colombia / 1 h 17 min / Spanish w/ English Subtitles / 2021 / Drama

SYNOPSIS

Two young former FARC guerrillas fight to keep their love alive and start a family during the transition from war to peace. We follow them for five years as they enter civilian life, build a home, and have their first child. Having lived through the conflict, they are adamant never to return to war, but Colombia’s peace process is polarized and its future is uncertain.

LA FOTOGRAFA DE MARIPOSAS DE ALAS TRANSPARENTES

2:30 PM- William Ospina Ramírez

Colombia / 52 min / Spanish w/ English Subtitles / 2022 / Documentary

SYNOPSIS

Portraying the conflict through photography was his task. However, for Sandra, abandoning that reality of transparent orchids and butterflies meant recognizing the memories of a nature that is also a victim of war.

GRACIAS Y HASTA SIEMPRE ¡GARDEL ESTÁ VIVO!

4:00 PM- Álvaro Álvarez de Lugo.

Colombia / 52 min / Spanish w/ English Subtitles / 2022 / Documentary

SYNOPSIS

The memory of the “King of Tango” Carlos Gardel remains intact in every corner of the city of Medellín, where he died unexpectedly on June 24, 1935. His musical legacy is transmitted from generation to generation among “Los paisas” born in these lands) from their homes, the corner bar, to the tango academies of the prosperous capital of Antioquia. Many claim that Gardel has not died and that he was born in Medellín, others say that “he sings better every day” and that he never left this city. “Thank you and see you always” were his last public words for Colombia and the world. A documentary that shows the artistic magnitude of the Argentine mega star.

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CINEMA PARADISO

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7:00PM RECEPTION

8:00 PM

TRES PISOS (Three Floors)

Colombia / 8 min / Spanish w/ English Subtitles / 2020 / Drama

SYNOPSIS
A little girl, a wife, and an old lady live in an apartment building, each of them on top of the other. Mariana just wants to play, but her mother forces her to study. Cristina makes her bags and tries to escape from her abusive husband. On the last floor, Carmen wants to listen the radio, but her abusive daughter can’t stand it. We all become accomplices and witnesses of the indifference against female violence.Una niña, una esposa y una anciana, viven en un edificio de apartamentos, cada una encima de la otra. Mariana solo quiere jugar, pero su madre la obliga a estudiar. Cristina empaca e intenta escapar de su esposo agresor. En el último piso, Carmen quiere escuchar la radio, pero su hija abusiva no lo soporta. Todos nos volvemos cómplices y testigos de la indiferencia ante la violencia femenina. 

Director / Writer / Producer: MANUELA BLANDÓN RESTREPO

CAST
Primer piso NIÑA – Mariana Gutiérrez, MAMÁ – Liliana Atehortua
Segundo piso ESPOSA – Cristina Zuleta, ESPOSO – Jhon Fredy Ospina
Tercer piso  ANCIANA – Alix Arbelia Ruiz, HIJA – Juliana Vargas

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TUU WAKUJAAKA

Julian Castiblanco

Colombia / 9 min / Spanish w/ English Subtitles / Documentary

SYNOPSIS
Julian Castiblanco is a community communicator, photographer, and audiovisual producer with a focus on gender, ethnicity, and climate change. With 8 years of experience supporting community and territorial processes in multiple communities and the border region of La Guajira (Colombian-Venezuelan border). Activist for the defense of territory and human rights of indigenous peoples, popular educator. Director of the Wayuuando Corporation and co-founder of the Women of the Desert Collective, Impact Producer (DOCCO Latin America Scholarship), former member of the International Environmentalist Federation (FAI) of the Colombian-Venezuelan Guajira. Curator and founder of the itinerant exhibition: Jutkatshi Wayaa, multimedia content from the community territories. In her work, she has denounced structural racism and has worked on environmental conservation projects from both scientific and social perspectives, using audiovisual tools as a form of resistance and struggle from the territory. Daughter and granddaughter of rural community leaders, she identifies as indigenous, poor, and rural.  

EL DIA DE MI SUERTE

Farid Duque, El Dukke – Rafael Pedroza
Romance, Comedy / Spanish with English Subtitles / 2023

SYNOPSIS
Pedro is a computer genius and successful millionaire in the world of systems. One day his cousin proposes a bet” “give someone a life lesson without having to use their money.” Pedro accepts the challenge and decides to do something different. To fulfill the bet, Pedro decides to post as a gardener and befriend them. For months, works hard and earns the trust of his colleagues. Pedro decides its time to test the true intent of his co-workers. To do this, he pretends to have found a winning lottery ticket and tells everyone that he will be a millionaire. He carefully observes the reaction and discovers that some of them only approach him out of interest and not genuine friendship. Although Pedro feels disappointed by some of his co-workers, he also discovers that there are people who really appreciates who he is, regardless of his wealth.

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9:00 PM FILM FORUM WITH RAFAEL PEDROZA

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