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EL REMANSO 
​​by Sebastián Valencia Muñoz

19min | Colombia | 2020

Hoping for a new job, a family of wandering peasants settles in El Remanso, a country house in ruins full of brushwood where the tracks of an atrocious past are visible. In their first night at the house, in the middle of an atmosphere full of violence, the family expects with anxiety the upcoming peace of the dawn.
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Year of production 2020
Length 19min
Country Colombia
Shooting Format Red One 5K
Aspect Ratio 1.90:1
Sound Stereo
Dialogue Spanish
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Director Sebastián Valencia Muñoz
Producers Sebastián Valencia Muñoz, Juan Pablo Bedoya, Rodrigo Ramos Estrada 
Co-Production Arawana Productions 
Writer Sebastián Valencia Muñoz
Cinematographer Mauricio Vidal 
Editor Rodrigo Ramos Estrada 
Sound Carlos Daniel Segovia
Art Director Gabriel Posada 
Cast Martha Isabel Álvarez, Helder de Jesús Carmona, Yesica Dayana Grisales, Helder Vélez Orrego 

Festival selections
Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena de Indias - FICCI  2020, Colombia - World Premiere
Vienna Shorts 2020, Austria
Short Waves Festival 2020, Poland 
Palm Springs International ShortFest 2020, USA
São Paulo International Short Film Festival 2020, Brazil
Festival international du film de Nancy 2020, France
Sciacca Film Fest 2020, Italy
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ENFOQUE International Film Festival 2020, Puerto Rico
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Rome Independent Film Festival - RIFF Awards 2020, Italy
Festival de cine AL ESTE 2020, Colombia/Argentina - Best Short Film
Festival Internacional de Cine Colombiano en Buenos Aires 2020, Argentina
Capri Hollywood Festival 2020, Italy
Karama Film Festival 2021, Jordan
Minimalen Short Film Festival 2021, Norway
Dhaka International Film Festival 2021, Bangladesh
Sanfici - Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente 2021, Colombia - Best Short Film
San Diego Latino Film Festival 2021, USA
Chicago Latino Film Festival 2021, USA
Festival Internacional Cine en la Isla 2021, Colombia
Nova Frontier Film Festival 2021, USA
Ismailia International Film Festival 2021, Egypt
Santiago del Estero Film Festival 2021, Argentina
MEDIAWAVE Film & Music Festival 2021, Hungary
Festival Internacional De Cortometrajes Cine A La Calle 2021, Colombia
Prishtina International Film Festival 2021, Kosovo
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Kino Otok – Isola Cinema International Film Festival 2021, Slovenia

Director's Statement
This story is inspired from accounts by my uncle Arnoldo Muñoz and his wife, Miriam Salazar. They were nomadic farmers for much of their life, and this movie represents a part of that life. I like to explore the atmosphere of violence through sound, light, and nature. I prefer to suggest what is happening instead of showing it. Also, I work with people that have absolutely no acting experience, searching for their authenticity in their voices and body language. 
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