A showcase of film exploring the theme Intersection: Diasporic Dialogues.
We are the Heat
Director: Jorge Navas
Colombia and Argentina, 2018
Ihr 44mins
In Buenaventura, Colombia, a kingdom of corruption and drug trafficking, Harvey and his three friends are doomed to a life of poverty and uncertainty. While attempting to escape their harsh reality, they use music and urban dance to overcome and defy their violent destiny.
Darío
Directors: Manuel Kinzer and Jorge A Trujillo Gil
Germany, Colombia and Spain, 2018
15mins
Darío, a 17-year-old boy from Barranquilla, Colombia has a passion for dance. He loves his carnival group but has to keep it a secret from his mother, who is afraid that he will not grow up to be a “real man“. Instead, she forces him to spend the day working in his uncle’s shop. Will he be able to dance in the carnival parade?
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