Amanecer

Dawn

Carmen Torres

Colombia, Spain

2018

79'

International Premiere

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Description

Rethinking identity, emotion, pain and love, the director sets off on a dual-purpose, autobiographical journey: to meet her biological mother and ask her why she gave her up for adoption. In this delicate and insightful observation of precariousness, trauma and memory, Amanecer explores a universal phenomenon through to its most intimate aspects. (RS)

Awards and festivals

- Cartagena de Indias Film Festival – Colombian Section – Best Colombian Film (2018)

Biography of the director

Carmen Torres
Born in Bogotá, Colombia. She currently lives in Barcelona. Amanecer (Dawn) is her first film as a director. She is also its writer and cinematographer. She has worked as cinematographer on other films, such as Oleg and the Rare Arts (2015) by Andrés Duque, which was produced in Spain by Estudi Playtime, premiered at the Rotterdam International Film Festival (2016) and was screened and awarded at some of the most important international film festivals. Her work on that film received a nomination for the best Cinematography at the Fénix Awards for Ibero-American Cinema (2016). She was also the DOP on Luján (2004) by Andrés Denegri and Los Rubios (2003) by Albertina Carri, both produced in Argentina.

Image gallery

Finished

Sessions

May

Saturday 5

19:00 h
Centro Cultural CDI Arganzuela

Monday 7

19:00 h
Centro Cultural Santa Petronila

Thursday 10

20:45 h
Cineteca. Sala Azcona

Friday 11

22:00 h
Cineteca. Plató
Q&A with Carmen Torres

Saturday 12

19:00 h
Centro Cultural Eduardo Úrculo

Data sheet

Director

Carmen Torres

Language

Spanish - Subtitled in English

Screenplay

Carmen Torres

Cinematography

Carmen Torres

Editing

Isabela Monteiro de Castro

Sound

Alejandro Castillo

Producción

Marta Andreu, Carmen Torres

Contact

Marta Andreu - Estudi Playtime - Passeig del Canal Num.5, Estudi 8. - 08980, San Feliu de Llobregat. - Barcelona - (Spain) - +34 637 92 54 05 - marta@playtime.cat