A teenage girl that grows up in-between two countries, next to her father, who is a priest, her “psychic” mother, and her two wild sisters, struggles for her freedom from an early age – thus learning the power of the feminist vision to dissolve stereotypes and small or bigger crises. A masterful adaptation of one of Latin America’s most famous graphic novels (for which the cartoonist Paola Gaviria produced approx. 5,000 drawings), which teaches us to see all the incredible colors that are hidden in this fascinating, complex, black-and-white world.
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59th TIFF: Greek Premiere

Screening Schedule
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- Direction: Santiago Caicedo
- Script: Paola "Powerpaola" Gaviria, Enrique Lozano
- Editing: Simón Hernández, Jorge Vallejo, Santiago Caicedo
- Sound: La Tina Sonido
- Music: Adriana Garcia Galan
- Actors: María Cecilia Sánchez, Martina Toro, Alejandra Borrero, Diego León Hoyos,Camila Valenzuela, Zoraida Duque, Maria Parada,
- Production: Timbo Estudio, Ikki Films
- Art Direction: Paola "Powerpaola" Gaviria
- Executive producer: Carolina Barrera
- Format: DCP
- Color: B&W
- Production Country: Colombia
- Production Year: 2017
- Duration: 90΄
- Contact: Stray Dogs, www.stray-dogs.biz, sales@stray-dog.com
- Awards/Distinctions: Audience Award – SXSW FF 2018
Santiago Caicedo
Santiago Caicedo (1976) is a Colombian artist and filmmaker. His method includes experiments in motion graphics, animation, stereoscopy, video art, and film. His short films have participated in numerous festivals around the world, including Annecy, Clermont ferrand and SIGGRAPH, where they have received many international awards. Caicedo’s work enhances graphics and fantasy in a unique style where he vanishes all references to common times or places and takes us away on trips to strange worlds.
Filmography
2003 Why Won’t She Open Up (short)
2003 Hueco (short)
2006 Come Coco (short)
2007 Galaxy (short)
2007 Moving Still (short)
2011 Uyuyui! (short)
2014 La Forma del Caracol (short)
2015 Microaventuras (short)
2017 Virus Tropical
2003 Hueco (short)
2006 Come Coco (short)
2007 Galaxy (short)
2007 Moving Still (short)
2011 Uyuyui! (short)
2014 La Forma del Caracol (short)
2015 Microaventuras (short)
2017 Virus Tropical