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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Cataloging
Pragda subjects
Body Image
Education
Gender + Sexuality Studies
Short Films
South America
Women
Youth
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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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