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An activist wearing blue makeup and flowers on his head raises his fist.

Flores del otro Patio [short film]

  Jorge Cadena

  Colombia, Switzerland     15 minutes

Synopsis

A group of queer activists in the north of Colombia uses fearless performance art and direct action to protest the region’s largest coal mine. Visually lush vignettes are punctuated with urgent hand-held moments of action, reflecting the care and chaos the protestors must hold simultaneously in the fight to save their region from ecological disaster.

This film screens as part of the Shorts 5: Drama – Breaking Points program.

  

 Spanish with subtitles 

Content Considerations
Violence
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