Alma

(Alma)
Santiago León Cuéllar | Drama, Fiction

2018 | 17 minutes | Colombia

The transition of her body and her hidden desires lead Alma to face her inner fears and thus take the first step to love herself as she is.

Synopsis

Alma has just entered a new high school and her classmate, Víctor, invites her to a party. The transition of her body and her hidden desires, lead Alma to face her inner fears and thus take the first step to love herself as she is.

With an intelligent and delicate approach, Alma is a coming-of-age story that addresses the conflicts that a young woman faces when going through an arduous personal process to identify with their image on the mirror.

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Main credits

Cuéllar, Santiago León (film director)
Cuéllar, Santiago León (screenwriter)
Lamus Betancur, Michelle (screenwriter)
Betancur, Alma (actor)
Cardona, Jerónimo (actor)

Other credits

Cinematography, Jaime Barrios; editing, Santiago León Cuéllar; music, Jorge Mario Giraldo.


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Festivals

Palm Springs International ShortFest; Curta Kinoforum - São Paulo International Short Film Festival - Best Foreign LGBT Film; Medellon International Shorts Film Festival - Children and Youth Award; Aspen Shortfest; QUEERSICHT LGTBI-Filmfestival; Bogotá Short Film Festival BOGOSHORTS; San Francisco Latino Film Festival

DIRECTOR: Santiago León Cuéllar

NATIONALITY: Colombia

YEAR: 2018

GENRE: Drama, Fiction

LANGUAGE: Spanish

COLOR / B&W: Color

GRADE LEVEL: High School, College, Adult

SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE

AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE

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