FLORES DEL OTRO PATIO
European Short Film Candidates 2023
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15m
In the Colombian Caribbean, a group of queer activists practice a militancy that challenges heteropatriarchal norms while engaging in other causes to collectively fight against the various social injustices that plague the region. When the management of the country's largest coal mine announces a press conference to promote the development of mining, the group prepares to carry out a denunciatory performative action ... and resolutely queer.
Directed by: Jorge Cadena
Written by: Jorge Cadena, Li Aparicio Candama
Produced by: Yan Decoppet, Gabriela Bussmann
Cinematography: Nicolás Sastoque
Editing: Romain Waterlot
Production Design: Rubén Suárez Urariyú, Joyce Obregón
Sound: Vuk Vukmanovic, Luis Jiménez
Cast: Eudes Rosado, Leon David Salazar, Rubén Barrios, Saray Nohemi Rebolledo, Andru Suarez
Original Title: FLORES DEL OTRO PATIO
Film Production Countries: Switzerland, Colombia
Social Media:
https://www.facebook.com/floresdelotropatio
https://www.instagram.com/floresdelotropatio/
Biography of the Director/s
Born in Barranquilla, Colombia in 1985, Jorge Cadena first studied photography in Buenos Aires. In 2016, he obtained a Bachelor's degree in cinema from HEAD - Geneva with his film EL CUENTO DE ANTONIA, awarded with the Tiger Award at the Rotterdam Film Festival. He then obtained his Master's degree at ECAL/HEAD in 2018 with THE JARAIJU SISTERS which received a special mention at the Berlinale. In 2019, he was selected to participate in the EFP Future Frame program in Karlovy Vary, the TIFF Lab in Toronto in 2020 and the Berlinale Talents in 2021. He is currently working on his first feature film, MALESTAR TROPICAL.
Filmography of the Director/s
2022 - FLORES DEL OTRO PATIO
2018 - THE JARARIJU SISTERS
2016 - THE TALE OF ANTONIA
Production Company:
GoldenEggProduction
Yan Decoppet
Phone: +41786035869
Website: www.goldeneggproduction.ch
World Sales:
Square Eyes
Wouter Jansen
Phone: +436609805377
Website: www.squareeyesfilm.com
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