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After the death of her father, Ilana, a 7-year-old girl, is facing grief. She must, suddenly, understand what loss means, which he faces with a sometimes sinister naivety. During the road trip that she must undertake to water the ashes of the deceased, she has to rebuild and recognize herself with her older sister, who faces the absence in a very different way..
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Rossana MontoyaDirector
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Rossana MontoyaWriter
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Hans FresenProducer
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Rossana MontoyaKey Cast
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Paula LozanoKey Cast"Ilana"
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Carlos Mario MahechaPhotography
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Sonia Lucia RodriguezProduction Design
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Laura PortillaSound Design
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Fernanda CortesSound Design
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Fernanda CortesMusic
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Juan Sebastián QuebradaEditingLa Casa del Arbol, Dias Extraños
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Project Title (Original Language):Arena
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Project Type:Short
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Genres:Drama, Death
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Runtime:13 minutes 30 seconds
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Completion Date:January 1, 2022
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Country of Origin:Colombia
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Country of Filming:Colombia
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Language:Spanish
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Shooting Format:RED
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
Distribution Information
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BOGOSHORTS Film AgencyDistributorCountry: ColombiaRights: All Rights
(Bogotá, 1991). She studied anthropology at the University of Brasilia and then went to France to study theater at the International School of Corporal Mime and Drama in Paris. Since she was very young she has been involved in theater, television and cinema as an actress. In 1999 she participated in "Soplo de vida" by Luis Ospina and in 2014, she co-starred in the short film "Las Bromelias" by her sister Manuela Montoya. In 2016 she was an actress in "Las Ruinas" by Jerónimo Atehortúa (In post-production). She also participated as co-writer and lead actress in the feature film "El Abandono" directed by Hans Fresen, which won the 2021 Colombian Film Fund post-production grant. Her debut feature, the short film "Arena", written, directed and starring by her and produced by Hans Fresen, recently won the BAM 2021 distribution award. She is currently developing the Colombian-German documentary Raíces which was selected for the München Dok.fest pitch Forum.