Colombia Connection

El Culebro: My Father's Story

The story of legendary Colombian actor Hernando "El Culebro" Casanova, told by his youngest son Nicolás Casanova, featuring unseen archival footage and unheard tracks.

Ciudad delirio

A Colombian dancer teaches a Spanish doctor how to dance salsa.

Empeliculados

Time Out

The whimsical and joyous parade of ridiculous events satirize the war that rages in Colombia right now and exposes the real spirit of those who inhabit such a beautiful country.

Romancing the Stone

Though she can spin wild tales of passionate romance, novelist Joan Wilder has no life of her own. Then one day adventure comes her way in the form of a mysterious package. It turns out that the parcel is the ransom she'll need to free her abducted sister, so Joan flies to South America to hand it over. But she gets on the wrong bus and winds up hopelessly stranded in the jungle.

Backlights

While directing an anthology of short films through different regions of Colombia Helena and her director of photography, encounter through intense creative differences.

The Contestant

A spice company announces a nationwide contest where 2,000 pressure cookers will be handed out in exchange for 20 labels of one of their products. All hell breaks loose when the participants discover that their efforts will come to nothing.

Shit Happens and Miracles too

The inhabitants of the City of Rage are turning into monstrosities. Abel has an affair with Robby, an angel who wants to be human, but she loves Eddy, a monster hunter. Abel does not accept loneliness and seeks answers. In the city of Fury, the apocalypse begins

Juanpis González: The People's President

When a spoiled Colombian snob becomes president through money and connections, he finds staying in power takes more than he expected.

King of the Pins

Comedy short about Buddy Hackett as an incompetent bowler.

La virgen y el fotógrafo

A photographer view of life and the controversies around him in a little, tropical Colombian town.

¡Que Colombianada!

A Colombian family is forced to celebrate Thanksgiving, for the first time, after finding out that their eldest son has invited the man he likes to a holiday celebration at their house, creating tension among the family members.

Encanto

The tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family—every child except one, Mirabel. But when she discovers that the magic surrounding the Encanto is in danger, Mirabel decides that she, the only ordinary Madrigal, might just be her exceptional family's last hope.

Mariposas S.A.

The story of seven prostitutes traveling in a truck, town to town, selling their show in local festivities inside an old circus tent. The authorities demand bribes in order to keep the order in town.

Es mejor ser rico que pobre

Calladita

Ana has just arrived from Colombia and is the maid of a luxurious mansion on the Costa Brava, where a family of wealthy art dealers spends their summers. The young woman works tirelessly and without a contract, under the promise of decent conditions at the end of the summer, if she remains obedient and discreet.

Gorgona: Snake Prison Island

Gorgona, a remote Colombian island, has a dark secret. It’s a natural fortress, surrounded by shark-infested seas, blanketed in impenetrable jungle and teaming with deadly snakes. For that reason it was chosen by the Colombian government as the site of a high security prison, Colombia’s own Alcatraz.

Kennedy

Made from a reconstruction of the memories of his uncle's empty apartment, this film transports us to a nephew’s reflections on absence and the regrets of his vague memories.

La Rebelión: Historia de nuestras raíces

Alborada Carmesí

Three friends, actresses from Colombia, Venezuela and Cuba, first met while acting in a soap opera. Years later, they meet again for vacation in a farm in eastern Colombia. Sitting around a bonfire and thanks to the arrival of an unknown cowhand, they begin to tell frightening stories.