ALIS
The power of dreaming a brighter future
Synopsis
In a shelter for teenage girls in Bogota, a group of young women are invited to close their eyes and imagine the life story of a fictional classmate named Alis. The exercise begins as an innocent game, Alis is a blank canvas on which they can project their own experiences. As the fiction takes shape, grows and blends with reality, it opens up the possibility for them to step outside of themselves and see their own experiences through a different perspective. Creating this fictional companion confronts them with the cycle of violence in which they have been immersed, and gives them a unique opportunity of dreaming with a brighter future. A deep and powerful story full of laughter, love and music that happens in the least expected place.
A film by Clare Weiskopf, Nicolás Van Hemelryck
Countries of production: Colombia, Romania, Chile
Year: 2022
Lengths: 84’ & 52’
Spoken language: Spanish
Supported by Proimágenes Colombia, Ibermedia, Catapult Film Fund, Sundance Institute, Open Society Foundations, Just Films-Ford Foundation, IDFA Bertha Fund, Avanpost, The Romanian Film Center, Romanian National Television, Chicken & Egg Pictures
International sales: Latido Films
Reviews
“★★★★★
A delicate, lively and sensitive film ”
“★★★★★
A generous act”
“★★★★★
Impressive honesty”
“★★★★★
Spellbinding and edifying”
Credits
Directors & Producers Clare Weiskopf, Nicolás Van Hemelryck
Producers Radu Stancu, Alexandra Galvis
Produced by Casatarantula
Coproduced by deFilm (RO) | Pantalla Cines (CL)
Executive Producers Lise Lense-Møller, Vlad Rădulescu, Nicolás Van Hemelryck, Clare Weiskopf
Production Manager Laura Taborda
Screenplay Tatiana Andrade, Anne Fabini, Gustavo Vasco, Clare Weiskopf, Nicolás Van Hemelryck
Editing Gustavo Vasco, Anne Fabini
Original Music Miguel Miranda, José Miguel Tobar
Cinematography Helkin René Díaz G.
Sound Patrick Alexander
Sound Design Marius Leftărache
Grading Claudiu Doagă
Awards
Berlinale 2022 | Crystal Bear + Teddy Award
FICG Guadalajara International Film Festival 2022 | Best Iberoamerican Documentary
Hot Docs 2022 | Audience top 20
Sheffield DocFest 2022 | Youth Jury Award
FEST New Directors New Films Festival 2022 | Golden Lynx for Best Documentary
Lima International Film Festival PUCP 2022 | Gio Award for Best Director
DokuBaku IDFF 2022 | Jury Special Mention
Biarritz FF Amerique Latine 2022 | Audience Award + Youth Jury Award
Panorama de Cine Colombiano Paris 2022 | Audience Award
BIFF Bogota IFF 2022 | Audience Award + Radionica Youth Award
CHICAGO IFF 2022 | Gold Hugo (Best Documentary Film) + Jury Special Mention (OutLook Competition)
MIX CPH LGBTQIA+ Film Festival 2022 | Lili Award for Best Documentary Film
TLV FEST Tel Aviv 2022 | Documentary Competition Honorable Mention Prize
HFFNY New York 2022 | Documentary Competition Havana Star Prize Best Documentary Film
IDFA Best of Fests 2022 | Audience top 10
MIRADAS MEDELLIN 2022 | Best Feature Film + Youth Jury Prize
HUMAN RIGHTS FF Zurich 2022 | Prix Celestine Interfilm
WOMEN IN FILM FESTIVAL Zurich 2022 | Best Documentary - Honorary Mention
OLYMPIA IFF for Children and Young People 2022 | Best Feature Documentary Director
SGUARDI ALTROVE IWFF - Italy 2023 | Luchino Visconti Civic School of Cinema Award to the Best Film, Women In Film, Tv & Media Italia Award to the Best Film, and Jury Special Mention in the CINEMA DONNA AWARD.
ZAGREBDOX 2023 | International Competition - Special Mention
DOCSBARCELONA 2023 | Best Film - Latitud Competition
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Festivals
Berlinale 2022 | Generation 14plus | World Premiere
FICG Guadalajara International Film Festival 2022
Hot Docs 2022
Sheffield DocFest 2022
FEST New Directors New Films Festival 2022
TIFF Transilvania International Film Festival ‘22 | Supernova
BAFICI Buenos Aires International Festival Cinema 2022
DocMontevideo 2022 | Semana del Documental
Lima International Film Festival PUCP 2022 | International Documentary Competition
SANFIC Santiago International Film Festival 2022 | International Competition
Festival Biarritz Amérique Latine 2022 | International Competition
NARA IFF Japan 2022 | Youth Jury Competition
DOKU BAKU IDFF Azerbaijan 2022 | International Competition
BUSAN IFF Korea 2022 | Wide Angle
Panorama de Cine Colombiano Paris 2022 | International Competition
BIFF Bogota 2022 | Colombia Viva
FESTIVAL DO RIO 2022 | Premiere Latina
CHICAGO IFF 2022 | International Documentary Competition - OutLook Competition
DOCSMX 2022 | Hecho en Docs
LES FILMS DU CANNES À Bucarest 2022 | #LFDC13 - Avanpremier
MIX CPH Copenhagen 2022 | Lili Award Competition
SEMINCI Valladolid IFF 2022 | Tiempo de Historia + Seminci Joven
TLV Fest Tel Aviv 2022 | Documentary Competition
EQUIS Quito 20022 | Official Selection
HAVANA FFNY New York 2022 | Documentary Competition
IDFA 2022 | Best of Fests
GIJON IFF 2022 | Enfants Terribles
HUELVA FCI 2022 | Sismos
FILMS FROM THE SOUTH Oslo 2022 | Doc:South Competition / COlombia: Generation X
MIRADAS Medellín 2022 | Selección Oficial
FICDesierto Sonora 2022 | Selección Oficial
HUMAN RIGHTS FF Zurich 2022 | Official Selection
WOMEN IN FILM FESTIVAL Zurich 2022 | Official Selection
OLYMPIA IFF for Children and Young People 2022 | Official Competition
LGBT FILM FESTIVAL Ljubljana 2022 | Official Selection
ZAGREBDOX 2023 | International Competition
DOCSBARCELONA 2023 | Latitud Competition
…and plenty more.
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