Documentary, 54′, 2018

Director
Mario Grande

Production
Janus Films (Colombie) & Dublin Films

 

Infos

 

Synopsis


Garo is once again incarcerated at the Modelo Prison in Bogota. Tired of the daily life of inmates in the largest and most violent prison in the country, he decides to take part in a cultural program in the prison’s chapel. He becomes friend with an other prisoner, My Friend. Together they try to get back on track by making rap music.

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Festivals

 

2018


Rencontre du cinéma Latino Américain de Pessac 2018 Prix du Doc
Festival Biarritz Amérique Latine 2018 Mention Spéciale du Jury
Festival Traces de Vie (Clermont-Ferrand) 2018
Les Escales Documentaires 2018

 

2019


Colombian International Film Festival (New York) 2019
Festival Ojoloco 2019
Reflets du Cinéma Ibérique & Latino-Américain(Villeurbanne) 2019
Rencontres du Cinéma d’Amérique Latine et de la Caraïbe(Paris) 2019
FIFAC (Martinique) 2019
Filmar en América Latina (Switzerland) 2019

Technical infos


Documentary, 54', 2018

Director : Mario Grande

Production : Janus Films (Colombie) & Dublin Films

Shooting: April 2016 to March 2017 (Bogotá, Colombia)

Cinematography: Mario Grande
Sound: Mario Grande
Editing: Mario Grande
Additional images, design & animation : Juan David Figueroa
Aerial shots: Carlos Serrano et Alejandro Villegas
Color grading: Nicolás Pinzón
Mario Grande's collective : Sergio Durán, Jorge Gallardo Kattah, Nicolás Gómez, Álvaro Rodríguez Badel, Jose Luis Osorio

Funding/Labs

With the support of the Région Nouvelle Aquitaine and of Señal Colombia.

 

Synopsis


Garo is once again incarcerated at the Modelo Prison in Bogota. Tired of the daily life of inmates in the largest and most violent prison in the country, he decides to take part in a cultural program in the prison’s chapel. He becomes friend with an other prisoner, My Friend. Together they try to get back on track by making rap music.

Trailer


 

Stills