STILLS OF PEACE

Monday 7 July – 9 p.m.

La Sixtina (2022) di Juan Camilo Fonnegra

Fiction, 9 minutes

La Sixtina is a 2022 animated short film directed by Juan Camilo Fonnegra. It tells the story of Vincho, a homeless man and artist who turns urban waste into art, creating his own “Sistine Chapel” under a bridge. The film, made with the stop motion technique, has been screened at various international festivals, including the Festival de Biarritz Amérique Latine and the New York International Children’s Film Festival.

Monday 7 July – 9 p.m.
La Ciudad de las Fieras (2022) di Henry Rincón

Fiction, 93 minutes

After the death of his mother, Tato, a young rapper from Medellín, flees urban violence to take refuge in the mountains of Santa Elena, where his grandfather Octavio, a floriculturist and guardian of the silletera tradition, lives. In Henry Rincón’s film La Ciudad de las Fieras, two worlds meet: rap and boleros, concrete and flowers, anger and memory. Together, grandson and grandfather transform loneliness into roots and music into a bridge between generations. A vibrant tale of identity and reconciliation, awarded at the Miami Film Festival and celebrated at more than 20 international festivals.

Monday 14 July – 9 p.m.

Bajo la Sombra del Guacarí (2019) di Greg Méndez

Fiction, 15 minutes

Bajo la sombra del Guacarí is a short fiction film directed by Greg Méndez in 2018, set in Colombia’s Mojana region. Through traditional vaquería songs, the film explores how violence is experienced and transmitted through oral tradition in a silent landscape characterized by swamps and rivers. Screened at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, the short film offers a poetic and aural portrait of a rural Colombia suspended between memory and resistance.

Monday 14 July – 9 p.m.
Cuando las Aguas se Juntan (2023) di Margarita Martínez

Documentary, 85 minutes

Like the rivers that join in the great Amazonas, the voices of women survivors of war intertwine in Margarita Martínez’s documentary Cuando las Aguas se Juntan. They have faced violence, coca and silence, but together they have built paths of peace. The film, shot in Colombia and supported by ONU Mujeres, is a song of resilience, love and hope. With radical gentleness, these women rewrite history, giving voice to the invisible. A new politics is born from their embrace: humane, supportive, possible. A world where, at last, even the waters are heard.

Monday 28 July – 9 p.m.

Camino del Agua (2015) di Carlos Felipe Montoya

Fiction, 8 minutes

Camino del agua (2015), directed by Carlos Felipe Montoya, is a Colombian short film that tells the story of Nicole, a six-year-old girl who lives with her mother in a remote Andean páramo. One day, her mother asks her to fetch water from a crystal clear stream, forbidding her to drink from the mysterious lagoon along the way. On the way, Nicole is confronted with her reflection in the lagoon waters and must make a moral decision that will have an unexpected outcome.

Monday 28 July – 9 p.m.

El abrazo de la serpiente (2015) by Ciro Guerra
Drama/Adventure – 125 minutes

El abrazo de la serpiente (2015), directed by Ciro Guerra, is a Colombian film set in the Amazon rainforest and inspired by the travel journals of two Western explorers from the 20th century. The story follows Karamakate, a solitary shaman and the last survivor of his tribe, who guides first a sick German ethnologist and, decades later, an American botanist in search of the sacred plant yakruna. Through two parallel timelines, the film explores the relationship between humans and nature, cultural memory, and the impact of colonization, in a hallucinatory journey between dream and reality.

Monday 4 August – 9 p.m.

El Tamaño de las Cosas (2019) di Carlos Felipe Montoya

Fiction, 12 minutes

El Tamaño de las Cosas (2019) is a Colombian short film directed by Carlos Felipe Montoya, known for his philosophical and visual approach. With a running time of 12 minutes, the film tells the story of Diego, a child who finds a chair in the woods and brings it home, triggering a series of mysterious events that will change his life and that of his father. The film was awarded the Special Jury Prize in the Generation Kplus section at the 2019 Berlin Film Festival, recognizing its ability to explore universal themes through a unique lens. It was produced by Mestiza Films and received the Macondo Award for Best Short Film in 2016.

Monday 4 August – 9 p.m.

La estrategia del caracol (1993) by Sergio Cabrera
Comedy/Allegorical – 110 minutes

La estrategia del caracol (1993), directed by Sergio Cabrera, is an allegorical comedy set in 1970s Bogotá. The film tells the story of a group of tenants living in an old house in the city center who, threatened with eviction by a wealthy landlord, devise a clever plan to defend their dignity and their right to housing. Premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 1993, the film received a Goya Award nomination for Best Spanish-Language Foreign Film in 1995.

Monday 25 August – 9 p.m.

Arena (2022) di Rossana Montoya

Fiction, 13,30 minutes

Arena (2022), directed by Rossana Montoya, is a short film that explores grief through the eyes of a 7-year-old girl, Ilana, who embarks on a journey with her sister to scatter her father’s ashes. The film, with a delicate and powerful narrative, has participated in numerous international festivals, including BOGOSHORTS and Cinema Jove. Montoya’s direction marks his debut in the world of short film.

Monday 25 August – 9 p.m.

Alis (2022) by Clare Weiskopf and Nicolas van Hemelryck
Documentary – 84 minutes

Alis (2022), directed by Clare Weiskopf and Nicolas van Hemelryck, is a Colombian documentary that explores the lives of ten teenage girls living in a shelter in Bogotá. Invited to imagine a fictional classmate named Alis, the girls reflect on their own life experiences, marked by trauma and hope. The film stands out for its intimate and sensitive storytelling, offering a powerful look at female resilience and empowerment. Alis was awarded the Crystal Bear in the Generation 14plus section and the Teddy Award at the Berlin Film Festival, as well as a special mention at Italy’s Sguardi Altrove Film Festival.

Monday 1st September – 9 p.m.

Menguante (2019) di Carlos Felipe Montoya

Fiction, 12 minutes

Menguante (2017), directed by Carlos Montoya, is a short film that tells the story of a young woman, Negra, who returns to her beachfront home with news that will change her life. With an intense narrative, it explores themes of family and change. The film has won awards and participated in numerous festivals, including FICCI and BOGOSHORTS.

Monday 1st September – 9 p.m.
Una Madre (2022) di Diógenes Cuevas

Fiction, 83 minutes

A Mother, a debut feature by Colombian director Diógenes Cuevas, is an intense road movie that explores family ties and mental health. After the death of his father, Alejandro decides to free his mother, who is interned in a rural asylum, believing she has been wrongly locked up. Together they embark on a journey through the rugged mountains of Antioquia, facing emotional and physical challenges. The film was selected in international festivals such as the Miami International Film Festival and the Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena de Indias in 2020.