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The Landscapes That You Seek

A young girl goes on a physical and metaphysical quest for the spirit of her disappeared brother.

synopsis

In contemporary Colombia, Laura grows into adulthood. When her best friend dies, she discovers that she is able to see the spirits of those she loved. But somehow, she never saw the spirit of her brother, who disappeared in the nation’s violent conflict. While the endless war seems to come to an end, some signs reopen the possibility that her brother may still be roaming in the jungle, and Laura is determined to find answers. First, she tries the way of procedures and papers, but she soon realizes that the bureaucratic path will not work. At home, uncovered family secrets lead her to find out the place in the jungle where he disappeared. She embarks on a physical and metaphysical journey through dense mountains, foggy jungles and mystic roads. The villagers tell stories. Ghostly villages and creatures surround her. Spirit animals and old legends help her find the forgotten place in the plains where lost souls run free. What if she can now see all the spirits?

Director’statement

A war that seemed eternal in Colombia starts to dissolve slowly. I was born under this war and am a direct victim of this conflict. Growing up, I have been searching for a way to transform this violence into something else, to poetize what the war has left us, to evoke the possibility of building something new once it is gone. Recently, a peace agreement was signed, which allows us to start thinking of war as part of the past. The first report about disappearances in Colombia was released: more than 80.000 people disappeared during the war. I imagined all these lost souls floating through our landscapes, including my father’s. This image haunts me. As I grew up, my grandma told me stories about strange beings living in dark forests and lost souls flying over the plains. Oral storytelling had a strong influence on me. These stories, invented to deal with our reality, become one with reality itself. In this film, I aim to explore the plurality of these stories through the eyes of a young girl. The film will be an experience built upon her sensations and imagination. To question how the invisible world is present within our reality, dissolving the limits between real and imagined worlds, the visible and the invisible.

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ScriptLab 2018
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