Virus Tropical

Virus Tropical

59th TIFF: Greek Premiere

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.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.
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΄
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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