Chilapa Girl

Chilapa Girl

Directed by Juana Lotero López
Produced by Juana Lotero López & Daniel Sánchez
Yulieth is pursued by silent violences from which not even the jungle can shelter her.

Videos

Overview

Genre
Social Issues, Portrait, Human Interest, and Society
Synopsis

Through observation, discover the story of Yulieth (10-13), a fishing girl, chilapa, brave and rebellious, who is transitioning into adolescence. She faces the difficulty of growing up in a wild territory on the border between Colombia and Panama, where natural beauty coexists with the hostility of machismo. Despite the warnings, Yulieth becomes a teenage mother, while her developing identity is caught between the impulses of her dreams and her reality.

Treatment
Show treatment
Stage
finished
Running time
17 minutes

Credits

  • Juana Lotero López ... Director
  • Juana Lotero López ... Producer
  • Juana Lotero López ... Writer
  • Daniel Sánchez ... Producer
  • Daniel Sánchez ... Editor
  • Daniel Sánchez ... Writer
  • Daniel López ... Camera
  • Daniel López ... Cinematographer
  • Nathalia Quimbay ... Sound Designer
  • Jesús Bermúdez ... Sound Designer

Production Details

Prod. Co.
Noctambulos Cine
Country
Colombia
Years of Production
2025

Distribution Details

Release year
2025
Festivals
64 Cartagena IFF (Best Documentary Short Film); Colombia - 46 Durban IFF; South Africa - 44 Uppsala ISFF; Sweden - 27 Bogota IDFF (Best Short Film); Colombia - 29 Winterthur ISFF; Switzerland  - 16 DOC NYC Festival; USA
Awards
64° FICCI, Cartagena International Film Festival (Best Documentary Short Film); 04/2025; Colombia - 27 MIDBO, Bogota Int’l Documentary Festival (Best Short Film); 10/2025; Colombia
Distribution
FilmsToFestivals Distribution Agency Gisela Chicolino gisela@filmstofestivals.com +5491124501740 http://www.filmstofestivals.c
Language
spanish
Subtitles
english

Photos

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