Festival de Cortos de Bogotá / Short Film Festival

Young Teto rides to school on his bed to school, the lonely lighthouse keeper asks the seagull for breakfast. As various people dream of tomorrow through their imaginations, harsh, rough waves of reality crash into their imaginations as Teto wanders into the darkness.

In a world that demands community participation, individual desires inevitably collide. A group of neighbours, each focused on their own goals, must learn to communicate and consider one another. But when small, everyday actions trigger unexpected consequences, they are forced into interactions that challenge their independence.

In the face of her body fading into stardust, Shari realizes what truly matters to her.

A girl comes back home to an oppressive living room and throws up acrobats in front of her family.

Eager to create a monumental work of art, a shaman remains blissfully unaware that she is painting her murals inside the mouth of a vain weather presenter. 

As flight 7836 reaches cruising speed above the Atlantic Ocean, the pilot, co-pilot and flight attendant are startled by unexpected knock at the door! Chaos and confusion ensue as the crew enter a long and meandering debate regarding the stranger’s fate: should they open the door, or not?

From cave drawings to echo chambers: the history of humankind is a history of storytelling.

At a crowded airport, Ahlam, a 15-year old mother, is running away from Baghdad, the only place she’s ever known. As she fights the shadows lurking around her, she reflects on her journey to reclaim her life.

Better Man is an animated documentary that explores the phenomenon of bodybuilding and examines the relationship fitness-oriented men have with their own bodies. Through interviews inspired by journalistic techniques, the film presents the stories of three men who use exercise as a way to cope with inner traumas that have often resulted in low self-esteem.

A middle-aged man reflects back on his tumultuous adolescent phase while sitting in his childhood bedroom. Through intricate and deeply personal musings somehow all tied to his hair - hair growing or hair receding - we, over time accumulate meaning into the larger journey of his life.