Festival de Cortos de Bogotá / Short Film Festival

Luis Fernando Ospina is a craftsman resident in the city of Medellín, Colombia. His work is mainly based on the design and creation of leather shoes. His Raíces Workshop is a reflection of his state of loneliness, his family's absence, the indifference towards his artisan work and the heaviness of the city.

Suicide has been seen throughout modern history as a taboo and society's fear of imitation is becoming more and more noticeable. In this profound documentary story, four young survivors between the ages of 18 and 29 narrate their experiences, feelings and emotions through visual resources that allow the spectator to interpret the stories. 'Fireflies' tells in depth the youth point of view and finally makes the viewers question themselves about what they do or do not contribute to this problem.

In a deteriorated world, dominated by robots that seek to feel at all costs, Pia (21) tries to survive her inner emptiness, taking refuge in worldly pleasures.

On the beaches of Cartagena, while working under the sun and with the sea breeze, Samir falls in love with Valentina, the prettiest girl in the neighborhood. But since she is older and is dating John, he doesn't dare to speak to her. When Samir tries to follow John's steps, his bad luck won't make it easy for him.

Arturo is a failed screenwriter who attends writing workshops hoping to find new ideas. After a while, he becomes interested in the story of one of the workshop attendees and manages to steal the script. However, as he reads the script, he begins to realize that perhaps his destiny no longer belongs to him.

A transsexual woman who has worked all her life on the streets and has managed to achieve, as so little of her companions did, a place that she can call hers and where to rest, invites us to reflect through her stories, about the nature of the struggle for life, love, and existence.