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An Imaginary Affair

Raúl escapes from work to meet Andrea, his wife, who has something life or death to tell him. In the middle of an absurd confession, another underlying problem in this couple comes to the surface: the wear and tear and lack of empathy that has reigned in the relationship.

  • Juan Bilis
    Director
  • Juan Bilis
    Writer
  • Mauricio Molina
    Producer
  • Juan Bilis
    Producer
  • Irina Loaiza
    Key Cast
    "Andrea"
  • Felipe Botero
    Key Cast
    "Raul"
  • Gabriela Martinez
    Key Cast
    "Mila "
  • Yellow Factory
    Production Company
  • Mauricio Molina
    Cinematography
  • Mateo Galvis
    Art Director
  • Mateo Galvis
    Costume Design
  • Carol González
    Make-Up Artist
  • Daniel Castilla Galán
    Sound
  • Jenny Rico
    Director of Photography
  • Tonner Vi
    Colorist
  • Mauricio Molina
    Editing
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Un Asunto Imaginario
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Fantasy
  • Runtime:
    16 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    May 23, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    1,270 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Colombia
  • Country of Filming:
    Colombia
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    HD Digital Sony Alpha
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • New York International Film Awards™ - NYIFA
    New York
    United States
    Grand Jury Award “First time filmmaker”
  • Cajicà film Festival

    Colombia
    Best Actress
Director Biography - Juan Bilis

Juan Bilis (Juan David Meza)
Playwright, stage director, and screenwriter, Master in Performing Arts from the ASAB Faculty of Arts at Universidad Distrital. Among his written and/or directed theatrical works are El paso de la libélula, El Champion, Jessica y el Mar, Hay que Matar a Treplev, Roberto Zucco, DICIEMBRE, and La Renuncia (a free adaptation of Kafka’s Metamorphosis in dance theater). He was the screenwriter, art director, and actor of the short film 100 de Perdón, winner of Best National Film at the Bogotá Film Festival 2014, and the director of the short film Un Asunto Imaginario, which won the Jury Award for Best First-Time Director at the New York International Film Awards, Best Actress at the Cajicá Film Festival, and was a finalist for Best Comedy Short at the Golden Bridge Istanbul Short Film Festival.

In addition, he has written for the series MANES 2 and 3 (Amazon Prime, nominated for Best Series at the India Catalina Awards 2025) and La Sustituta (Vix, with six nominations at the India Catalina Awards 2025, including Best Fiction Script, and winner of Best Telenovela). Currently, the short film he wrote, Farewell Song, will premiere at the 47th Moscow International Film Festival 2025 and compete at the Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia in Tokyo.

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Director Statement

An Imaginary Affair is a fantastic game, a mix of nonsense and melodrama, that mocks male selfishness, which finds it difficult to understand a reality that exceeds the limits of its own. We never know what is true and what is not, and it doesn't matter. What is real, without a doubt, is the crisis that the couple's relationship has like a pink elephant under the rug and that Raúl has not wanted to look at, excusing himself with his addiction to work, which ends up being the excuse for his own impotence in love. In addition to this, there is a formal interest in exploring comedy from dialogue, with little physical interaction, recharging all the comic force in what is said and how the characters say it.