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ZARZAL
by Sebastián Valencia Mūnoz

18min | Colombia | 2022

1990. William and his son Jacobo go out to the nearest pool. Colombian villages and public pools are full of ordinary people who enjoy the sunny Sundays. Jacobo's innocent astonishment presages the death hidden at the end of a happy day. This will be their last day together.
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Year of production 2022
Length 18min
Country Colombia
Shooting Format Digital
Aspect Ratio 1,66:1
Dialogue Spanish

Director Sebastián Valencia Muñoz
Producers Sebastián Valencia Muñoz, Johanna Salazar
Production Valmoz Cine
Co-Producers Rodrigo Ramos Estrada, Juan Pablo Bedoya (Arawana Productions)
Executive Producer Carlos Alberto Marín Muñoz
Writer Sebastián Valencia Muñoz
Cinematographer Mauricio Vidal
Editor Rodrigo Ramos Estrada
Sound Carlos Segovia 
Assistant Director Juan Pablo Bedoya
Art Director Gabriel Posada
Costumes Gabriel Marín Echeverri
Color Grading Laura Imery
Cast David Sánchez, Jacobo Sánchez, Diego Chala

Festival selections
FICCI: Festival Internacional De Cine De Cartagena De Indias 2022, Colombia - World Premiere
Busan International Short Film Festival 2022, South Korea
Chicago Latino Film Festival 2022, USA
BAFICI - Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente 2022, Argentina
Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival 2022, India
Concorto Film Festival 2022, Italy 
BuSho Film Festival 2022, Hungary​ - Jury Special Mention
Festival Biarritz Amérique Latine 2022, France
Linz International Short Film Festival 2022, Austria - Best Actor Award for Jacobo Sánchez
​Panorama de Cinéma Colombien 2022, France
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CinéMartinique Festival 2022
MIRA - Latin American Independent Film Festival 2022, Germany
Cine a la Calle 2022, Colombia - Best National Short Film Award
Festival Internacional de Cine de Cali 2022, Colombia
Festival de Cine Al Este 2022, Colombia
Festival Internacional De Cine De Tunja 2022, Colombia
​Bogoshorts - Bogotá Short Film Festival 2022, Colombia
International Usak Short Film Festival 2022, Turkey
Sanfici - Santander Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente 2023, Colombia - Best National Short Film Award
Zoom - Zblizenia International Film Festival 2023, Poland
Hong Kong International Film Festival 2023
​Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival 2023, Spain - Best Short Film Award
IFSAK Short Film Festival 2023, Turkey​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
​Kino Otok – Isola Cinema International Film Festival 2023, Slovenia
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Aigio International Short Film Festival "Theodoros Angelopoulos" 2023, Greece
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Festival De Cine En Las Montañas 2023, Colombia
​Festival Internacional de Cine por los Derechos Humanos 2023, Colombia
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​São Paulo International Short Film Festival 2023, Brazil
​Festival de Cine Independiente Laberinto 2023, Colombia - Second Award for Best National Short Film, Best Photography Award, Best Art Director Award
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Korca Short Film Festival 2023, Albania
Minikino Film Week 2023, Indonesia
​Reaktor International Film Festival 2023, Austria
​Festival de Cine de Jardín 2023, Colombia
Golden Grape Short Film Festival 2023, Georgia

Director's Statement
​​This is an autobiographical film.
It’s about the last Sunday I spent with my father, before he was killed. Each frame is a memory of my childhood, in contrast with menacing off-camera sounds, that suggest a violent atmosphere. I want to talk about the violent history of my country through personal experiences without necessarily focusing on violent images. I think it is important, as a filmmaker, to detach ourselves of making a show of the violence. My conviction is in wondering on its causes and effects. I am interested in showing up a non-official history told through ordinary characters.
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