Alma


Direction: Santiago León Cuéllar
Screenplay: Santiago León Cuéllar, Michelle Lamus Betancur
Production company: Mudra Films
Producer: Maria Angélica Ossa
Cinematography: Jaime Barrios
Edition: Santiago León Cuéllar
Sound: Carlos Arcila
Music: Jorge Mario Giraldo
Artistic direction: Elizabeth Rendón
Cast: Alma Betancur, Jerónimo Cardona


Runtime: 17:00
Format: Digital
Dialogues: Spanish
Subtitles: English
Country: Colombia
Year: 2018


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.


Festivals

Palm Springs International ShortFest | United States, Jun 2019
Festival del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de La Habana | Cuba, Dec 2018
Aspen Shortfest | United States, Apr 2019
Semana de Cine de Medina del Campo | Spain, Mar 2019
Olhar de Cinema - Festival Internacional de Cinema de Curitiba | Brazil, Jun 2019
Curta Kinoforum - São Paulo International Short Film Festival | Brazil, Aug 2019 Best Foreign LGBT Film
Mostra de Cinema Llatinoamericà de Lleida | Spain, Jun 2019
QUEERSICHT LGTBI-Filmfestival - Short Film Contest | Switzerland, Nov 2019
Exground Filmfest | Germany, Nov 2019
BOGOSHORTS - Bogotá Short Film Festival | Colombia, Dec 2019
Concurso de Cortometrajes «Versión Española/SGAE» | Spain, Sep 2018
San Francisco Latino Film Festival | United States, Sep 2019
BUSHO - Budapest Short Film Festival | Hungary, Aug 2019
Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest | United Kingdom, Nov 2019
North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film Festival | United States, Aug 2019
Festival de Cine de Jardín - Competencia Nacional de Cortometrajes Caleidoscopio | Colombia, Jul 2019
Vancouver Latin American Film Festival | Canada, Aug 2019
Pantalones Cortos | Colombia, Jul 2019
Festival de Cine de Infancia y Adolescencia | Colombia, Sep 2019
Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes de Medellín | Colombia, Nov 2019 Children and Youth Award
Festival Internacional de Cine Gay Lésbico Trans OUTFESTPERÚ | Peru, Jun 2019
Seattle Queer Film Festival | United States, Oct 2019
Medellín diversa | Colombia, Jun 2019
Colombia en Corto | Colombia, Jun 2019
LA PECCA -Pequeño Certamen de Cine de Ambiente | Spain, Dec 2019