Festival de Cortos de Bogotá / Short Film Festival

10-year-old Joaquín quietly observes the feminine and masculine universe around him. On the eve of Mother’s Day 2000, his teenage sister runs away from home, shaking the fragile balance of the household. Perplexed, Joaquín wonders about his place within this new family structure.

Lucia desires one thing more than Alejandra: to stop desiring her. Ever since she imagined her friends lips on hers, their friendship shifted, leaving Alejandra hurt and confused. Tired of the tension, Valentina organizes an afternoon of wine and collage, hoping to restore the lightness they once shared. However, the lack of honesty and unspoken feelings cast a shadow. In the end, Lucia must confront her fears and desires, leading her to an inevitable decision, to burn it all.

Within the pages of her diary, a middle school girl recounts her harsh reality. The mothers desperate attempt to protect their sick cat. Dark secrets are threatened when the diary falls into the hands of her concern but nosy professor.

Yeison, a shy young man who loves zombie movies, is in love with Laura, his only friend, but does not know how to conquer her or how to face this stage of his life called adulthood, in which he must assume responsibilities within a home with a sick grandmother and an unemployed father. When he finds out that Laura is dating one of his co workers, everything falls apart for him. In the midst of bullying and frustration, he commits his one true act of bravery, helping his grandmother die.

Starting from an interdisciplinary short piece co authored with writer I. Acevedo and musicians Susi Pireli, commissioned by the Queer Arts Festival, Vladimir expands it into this short experiment. The pandemic, images from the past, images in the trash, various animals, a wounded lion child, neighbors singing an old bolero, a medicinal herb vendor who makes cooking videos. A train journey.  Alicia doesnt leave her house and spends some hours with Maria.

Violeta and Cristian are in love, but they are beginning to hate each other. During the pandemic lockdowns they live together in the luxurious apartment of Violetas mother, in the middle of a lethargy of dirt, disorder and lack of affection. A sudden suspension of their water service caused by months of an unpaid bill, forces them to confront the fragility of their privilege and the emotional and physical neglect in which they live.

David is a young sculptor who accepts a friends invitation to go on a summer trip. When he arrives and finds more people there, all men excessively comfortable with their bodies, he feels ambushed. David is forced to spend a weekend with strangers with whom he has nothing in common.

Margarita seeks freedom in a place that judges those outside the norm when her path crosses with Lianas, a deaf tourist, between the vibrations of congas and bongos.

Between meadows and mountains, in the immensity of the countryside lives Herminda, a thirteen year old peasant girl who wakes up early every day to milk her cows. One morning, upon returning to her home after milking, she faces the decision that her parents have made and that will take her away from the place where she belongs. No matter how hard Herminda tries, it will be impossible for her to escape her inevitable fate.

A taxi driver has a passionate encounter with his lover on their weekly date. The night turns murky when his dark past emerges during a bad game of fate. His duality is revealed, the gentle driver and the ruthless vigilante. An unexpected twist connects their lives in a complex dance of secrets.

Juanita wants to recover her family, her daughters. She has faith. She believes in the souls, prays and lives with the vertigo of a life in the ghetto.

Malicia and Chinga, two gravity biker friends, get together to commemorate one year since the death of El Mono. Chinga is without a bicycle because the police confiscated it and Malicia is willing to do anything to get him one to commemorate his friend. However, they get caught up in the violence that is never lacking in the streets of the town.