SOUTH AMERICA
SHORTLIST

Aurora and the House of Lights
Colombia / Drama / 17 minutes
Director: Ángela Matiz, María Matiz
Writer: Ángela Matiz
Producer: Inti Jimena Zamora Martínez
Cast: Ángela Matiz, Margarita Restrepo, María Matiz, Emily Sánchez
Aurora is 25 years old. She plays frantically in an arcade in order to win a giant teddy bear that costs 3200 tickets. She can’t stop because that would bring her back to reality, to what happened the day before and the reason why she was in the hospital. If she wins the teddy bear, everything will be okay, the wound on her arm will heal and she will be safe. But denial is only the first stage.

Elena
Colombia / Drama / 17 minutes
Director: Luis Enrique Vanegas Obando
Writer: Luis Enrique Vanegas Obando
Producer: Luis Alejandro Villalobos
Cast: María Cecilia Botero, Carolina Ribon
Elena wakes up in a cabin in the middle of nowhere, the place is full of mysterious books that keep the history of each of the people who have lived; an old woman smiling is its guardian and with much affection she prepares to talk to Elena to remind her of those lives she forgot.

Entre tú y Milagros
Colombia / Fiction / 18 minutes
Director/Writer: Mariana Saffon
Producer: Diana Patiño
Cast: Sofia Paz
At fifteen, Milagros' world still revolves around her mother's affection. This summer an unexpected encounter with death will make her question their relationship and her own existence.

One Yes the Other No
Colombia / Drama / 10 minutes
Director/Writer: Juanita Umaña
Producer: Juanita Umaña, Anthony Quintero
Cast: Sophia Negret, Lorena Castillo, Sandra Monica Cubillos, Margarita Duran
In the mountains of Bogota, a woman ages before our eyes experiencing small moments in her life that shape her understanding of sisterhood, beauty, and death. The story follows two sisters in three different stages of their life—one of them falls ill, the other doesn’t.

Skeletons
Colombia / Drama / 5 minutes
Director: Sebastián Vargas Flor
Writer: Gabe Silva, Sebastián Vargas Flor
Producer: Laura Moreno, Laura Rueda, Gabe Silva
Cast: Sophia Anastasia Puzyrnaya
Skeletons is a tragic romance between a young woman and a skeleton set to an epic ballad by the band No Stories about wasted time and missed opportunities.