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| Original title: | Alis |
| Directed by: | Clare Weiskopf, Nicolas Van Hemelryck |
| Country & Release Year: | Colombia, Romania, Chile 2022 |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Runtime: | 84 |
| Cast: | PAULA YERALDINE GUTIÉRREZ SÁNCHEZ LINDA SOFÍA RODRÍGUEZ ÁVILA YULIETH NATALIA PARRA CARDOSO DERLY CAROLINA CRISTANCHO CAROL DANIELA MAJE LAURA CAROLINA RIAÑO MICHEL DANIELA PACHECO RAMÍREZ LAURA VALENTINA GONZÁLEZ LÓPEZ MAGALY AMPARO FERNÁNDEZ NICOLE DANIELA SÁNCHEZ LESLY CATALINA ALONSO GUTIÉRREZ NICOL INDIRA LEAL PALENCIA DAYANA VALENTINA VERGARA TRUJILLO ANGELY LISBETH RINCON GÓMEZ JENNIFER KATERIN BELTRÁN ROMERO SHESLEY FERNANDA PINILLA SARMIENTO LUISA FERNANDA ALARCÓN MACA KATERINNE GONZÁLEZ LUISA FERNANDA ÁVILA GARCÍA KATHERINE OBANDO EVELYN XIOMARA CALLEJAS CELIS MARÍA ANGÉLICA NÚÑEZ YASBLEIDY CAROLAIN ORTIZ VARGAS ESTHER RUTH RIVERA LÓPEZ LUISA FERNANDA SEMANATE ANYI VERÓNICA TÉLLEZ GARCÍA NATALIA MONTOYA RODRÍGUEZ JARI ESTEFANNY ECHAVARRIA HURTADO ZHARIK LORENA CRUZ MOJICA YENIYER RODRÍGUEZ JENNIFER GERALDINE LEAL ZORRO ANGIE GERALDIN ENCIZO ALGECIRA DAYANA EVELIN CORREA MÁRQUEZ |
| Logline: | Close your eyes and imagine Alis, a 15-year-old classmate. Imagine her story… |
PRODUCTION COMPANIES: CASATARÁNTULA, DEFILM, PANTALLA CINES. EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: LISE LENSE-MØLLER, VLAD RĂDULESCU, NICOLÁS VAN HEMELRYCK, CLARE WEISKOPF, RAMONA GRAMA PRODUCERS: CLARE WEISKOPF, NICOLÁS VAN HEMELRYCK, RADU STANCU, ALEXANDRA GALVIS DIRECTOR: CLARE WEISKOPF, NICOLÁS VAN HEMELRYCK SCREENPLAY: TATIANA ANDRADE, ANNE FABINI, GUSTAVO VASCO, CLARE WEISKOPF, NICOLÁS VAN HEMELRYCK D.O.P.: HELKIN RENÉ DÍAZ G. [ADFC] EDITING: GUSTAVO VASCO [ECCA], ANNE FABINI Original music: MIGUEL MIRANDA, JOSÉ MIGUEL TOBAR Sound: PATRICK ALEXANDER Sound Design: MARIUS LEFTĂRACHE Grading: CLAUDIU DOAGĂ |
Directed by Clare Weiskopf, Nicolas Van Hemelryck
Close your eyes and imagine Alis, a 15-year-old classmate. Now, tell me her story…
WHY WE LOVE IT
By the directors of Goya and Fenix nominated AMAZONA, comes this unique glimpse to a universe of girls for whom, no matter how tough life has treated them, they will still emerge with a resilience and empowerment as defying as you have ever seen. Mentored by Everardo González (who made the striking DEVIL’S FREEDOM) get ready to feel, laugh, cry, dance with and finally admire this unique family whose bonds are everlasting.
SYNOPSIS
In a Colombian shelter for teenage girls, directors Nicolas van Hemelryck and Clare Weiskopf ask a group of young women to close their eyes and imagine the life story of a fictional classmate named Alis. Like them, Alis‘s story begins on the merciless streets of Bogota, where she struggles to survive. Alis becomes their blank canvas, a projection of their past selves and experiences. With a sensitive and compassionate lens, the directors show how the girls’ initial fiction begins to weave into reality, and how this distance has given them a moment to step outside of themselves and see their own experiences through a different perspective. As they gently open their eyes, we get to know these young women deeply, and see their perseverance to break the cycle of violence and embrace a brighter future.
By Heather Haynes, HotDocs
