Private Project

Sand

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..

  • Rossana Montoya
    Director
  • Rossana Montoya
    Writer
  • Hans Fresen
    Producer
  • Rossana Montoya
    Key Cast
  • Paula Lozano
    Key Cast
    "Ilana"
  • Carlos Mario Mahecha
    Photography
  • Sonia Lucia Rodriguez
    Production Design
  • Laura Portilla
    Sound Design
  • Fernanda Cortes
    Sound Design
  • Fernanda Cortes
    Music
  • Juan Sebastián Quebrada
    Editing
    La Casa del Arbol, Dias Extraños
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Arena
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Death
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 1, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    Colombia
  • Country of Filming:
    Colombia
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • BOGOSHORTS Film Agency
    Distributor
    Country: Colombia
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Rossana Montoya

(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.

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