Madre / Mother
Suecia, Colombia - 2016 14”
Simón Mesa Soto
Andrea, 16 años, baja de su barrio en una comuna para asistir a un casting porno en el centro de Medellín.
16 year-old Andrea leaves her neighborhood in the hills of Medellin to attend a downtown casting call for a porno film.
Simón Mesa Soto
Simón Mesa Soto es un director y guionista nacido en Medellín, Colombia, en 1986. Ganó la Palma de Oro al mejor cortometraje en el Festival de Cannes 2014 con su trabajo de grado de la London Film School, Leidi, también ganador de la Santa Lucía a Mejor Cortometraje de Ficción de la Competencia Nacional en el 12° BOGOSHORTS. Madre es su primer cortometraje profesional. Actualmente escribe su primer largometraje, Amparo.
Simón Mesa Soto is a director and screenwriter born in Medellín, Colombia, in 1986. He was awarded the Palme d’Or for short film at the Cannes Film Festival in 2014 for his graduation film from the London Film School 'Leidi', also winner of the Saint Lucía for Best Fiction Short Film of the National Competition at the 12° BOGOSHORTS. 'Madre' is his first professional short film. He is currently developing his first feature film, 'Amparo'.