MEXICO, COLOMBIA / 20 MIN / 2020 / FICTION / DCP 2K / COLOR
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Immersed in the natural landscape of the Colombian plains, Meli (9) tries to find a way to pull her mother out of her emotional crisis.
Inmersa en el paisaje natural del llano colombiano, Meli (9) intentará sacar a su mamá de la crisis emocional que atraviesa.
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Festivals & Awards
- Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia (Mexico, 2019) – winner Renta Imagen Award, 2nd Best Short Film – OSCAR® Qualifying festival
- Festival du Court Métrage Clermont-Ferrand (France, 2020) – OSCAR® Qualifying festival
- Festival International du Court Métrage au Saguenay, REGARD (Canada, 2020) –Special Mention from the Jury – OSCAR® Qualifying festival
- Festival Internacional de Curtas Metragens de São Paulo (Brazil, 2020)
- Black Canvas Festival de Cine Contemporáneo (Mexico, 2020) – winner Best Mexican Short Film
- Edinburgh International Film Festival (United Kingdom, 2020)
- Panorama du Cinéma Colombien (France, 2020) – winner Prize from the Public
- Festival Internacional de Cine de Huelva (Spain, 2020)
- Bogoshorts (Colombia, 2020) – OSCAR® Qualifying festival
- Black Movie Independent Film Festival- Geneve (Switzerland, 2021)
- San Diego Latino Film Festival (USA, 2021)
Interviews & Reviews
- ‘Un cortometraje íntimo, hecho desde el corazón’. Mew Magazine (Spain) by Paloma A.
- ‘My attempt was to make a film about the harshness and the importance of love’ – ‘Tea time avec Sol del Llano – Interview with Manuela Irene Espitia
- ‘En Sol del llano el acto de maternar traspasa la jerarquía vertical, porque el acompañamiento y los afectos entre mujeres son complejos. A veces bañados en luz, a veces ardiendo.’ Girls at films – Review by Amira Ortiz
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Cast
Tatiana Gaviria, Javiera Valenzuela, Clara Espitia, Luciano Aguilar
written and directed by
Manuela Irene Espitia
produced by
Cineprovincia
cinematography by
Damián Aguilar
sound design by
José Miguel Enríquez
film editing by
Manuela Irene Espitia, José Pablo Escamilla
art direction by
Juliana Hoyos
festival distribution by
Proimágenes Colombia
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manuela's bio
Born in MX, she studied film at CENTRO and an MA on Screenwriting at London Film School. With her feature project Xibalbá Monster she obtained FONCA’S Jóvenes Creadores grant in 2010 and since then she has attended film workshops like IBERMEDIA, Cine Qua Non Lab and TyPA. Her short A gesture (2015) was selected at FICM and Cinélatino, FR. In 2017, she collaborated as editor with Bernardo Arellano on his film, Serpent’s Paradise. Her latest film, the short Sol del llano was shot in the Colombian plains and premiered in 2019 at the Morelia International Film Festival where it won the Premio Renta Imagen award. It will premiere internationally at Clermont Ferrand Film Festival, as part of the International Competition.