Private Project

ODE TO PAZ

Ode to Paz is a cinematic poem that reveals, through a surrealistic and ironic use of montage, the political reality hidden behind the façade of many corrupt cities in Colombia.

Ode to Paz is about the adventures of a girl named Paz that has a spiritual awakening in a city overwhelmed by evil. Paz decides to search for her parents that disappeared mysteriously. She is given strength by the sublime intervention of the Holy Spirit to destroy fear and the darkness that the rulers have imposed on the town. She awakens the inhabitants from their hypnotism and once again they are able to live in peace.

  • Nadia Menco
    Director
    Pink Dolphin
  • Nadia Menco
    Writer
    Pink Dolphin
  • Nadia Menco
    Producer
    Pink Dolphin
  • Joshua Hathaway
    Producer
  • Elizabeth Moreno Menco
    Key Cast
    "Paz"
    Pink Dolphin
  • Maria Antonia Vergara
    Key Cast
    "Grand mother"
    OBERTURA
  • Rafael Sarabia
    Key Cast
    "Corrupt mayor"
    El Piedra
  • Sharon Julieth Figueroa
    Key Cast
    "Clairvoyant"
  • Juan Rogelio Hernandez
    Key Cast
    "Honest mayor"
  • Nadia Menco
    Key Cast
    "Holy Spirit"
    Pink Dolphin
  • German Rivadeneira
    Key Cast
    "Guard 2"
    Ways of reconciliation
  • Kriz Glez
    Key Cast
    "Guard 1"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    ODA A PAZ
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Drama, Fiction, Avant-garde, Indie film
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 9 minutes 4 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 27, 2018
  • Country of Origin:
    Colombia
  • Country of Filming:
    Colombia, United States
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Nadia Menco

Nadia Menco was born on January 27, 1982 in Cartagena, Colombia. She is an actress, director and writer.

She started acting in theatre when she was 16 years old with her identical twin sister Tania Menco. She moved to Chile where she studied human figure drawing with the Chilean artist Carmen Silva. She also worked in a poetry festival and created performances for theatre.

She lived in New York City, where she studied in City College of New York and as well performed with her theatre group YorkVille. She collaborated with other New York artists and wrote poetry, plays, and created paintings.

She co-directed and produced Pink Dolphin, a short film, with Lucie Tripon. This film was shot in the Amazon Rain Forest and includes natural actors from native tribes. Pink Dolphin was part of Cannes Court Metrage 2015 (no competition) and official selection in SR Film Festival 2015.

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Director Statement

From the age of 12 I loved poetry, and since then I began to write songs and poems. I grew up reading Gabriel García Márquez, Gabriela Mistral, Pablo Neruda, Emily Dickinson, Paul Eluard and Maya Angelou.

Poetry was part of my world and my imagination. This passion was an escape from the reality of my country Colombia, which was in a constant civil war for many years.

In my twenties, I moved with my family to live in Chile and I listened to the stories of my Chilean friends about the dictatorship and everything their families suffered; This deeply touched my heart and I could never forget it. I felt like I had to have all those emotions, experiences and part of my memories in this movie.

Why ODE TO PAZ?

I want to tell this story so that it generates hope in all the people who are going through very difficult situations in their lives.

I first wrote a story in 2009, after finishing a writing class in New York City, and developed the script since then.

In 2015 after presenting my short film PINK DOLPHIN at the Cannes Film Festival, I decided to create a feature film with this script, although many people around me said it was very difficult. I started shooting ODE TO PAZ in November 2015 with many difficulties on the way.
Gladly I finished in 2019.