Limbo
A former guerrilla’s duel with the devil
Synopsis
An oneiric journey through Alex’s life as a former guerrilla leads to a reckoning with the devil inside of him. His only cure is ayahuasca, a sacred plant used by the indigenous community where he comes from. As both a perpetrator and victim, Alex exemplifies the complexity of the Colombian conflict and the difficulties of simply moving on.
LIMBO tells his story in a uniquely fitting form, a truck transformed into a giant camera obscura, a black box in which up and down, wrong and right are not fixed. It is in this confessional, surreal space where we are confronted with life mired between a militant passed and a civilian present. The experimental form illuminates a life in limbo.
Directed by Alexander L. Fattal
Countries of production USA, Colombia
Year 2019
Length 25’’
Spoken Language Spanish
Supported by Proimágenes Colombia, La Tina Sonido, 2.35 Digital, National Science Foundation, Harvard University, Wenner-Gren Foundation, Universidad de los Andes, Universidad Javeriana, Penn State University
International sales Casatarantula
“★★★★★
A Camera Obscura for Peace”
Reviews
“★★★★★
A truck, the largest and most basic camera in the country”
“★★★★★
An answer to Buñuel’s call to express subconscious life.
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Credits
With Javier Alexander Jojoa
Director & Producer Alexander L. Fattal
Producers Clare Weiskopf, Nicolás Van Hemelryck
Produced by Break The Frame Films, Casatarantula
Cinematography Julian Mejia Villa
Additional Camera Alexander L. Fattal, Nicolás Van Hemelryck
Editing David Rojas
Screenplay Clare Weiskopf, Nicolás Van Hemelryck, Gustavo Vasco, David Rojas, Alexander L. Fattal
Editing consultant Gustavo Vasco
Original Music Santiago Lozano
Sound Design and Mix La Tina Sonido
Grading Jose Espinosa, 2.35 Digital
Awards
BOGOSHORTS Bogotá Short Film Festival 2019 | Special Jury Award
Panorama du Cinéma Colombien de Paris 2020 | Prix du Jury Étudiant au meilleur court-metrage
LASA Film Fest 2020| Best Short Documentary
Festivals
Sheffield Doc/Fest 2019 | Official Selection | World Premiere
BOGOSHORTS Bogotá Short Film Festival 2019 | Documentary Competition
Cinéma du réel 2020| International Competition
BLOW-UP International Arthouse FILM FEST | Official Selection
Fidé Festival International Du Documentaire Émergent 2020 | France, Apr 2020
FIDBA Festival Internacional de Cine Documental de Buenos Aires 2020 | International Competition
MIDBO Muestra Internacional Documental de Bogota 2020 | Official Selection
Panorama du Cinéma Colombien de Paris 2020 | Official Competition
LASA Film Fest 2020| Short Documentary Competition
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