Projects

Helli & Tommy

The lost analogue archives of Tommy, a rebellious lesbian active in East Berlin’s underground queer scene, unveil a hidden world of love and resistance under the Cold War. Blending past and present, the film explores identity, activism, and the emotional legacy of Berlin’s LGBTQ+ community.

El Sabor del Jocote
(The Taste of Jocote)

Driven by the need to understand the political, emotional, and spiritual legacy his mother left behind, Konrad embarks on a journey to Colombia in search of answers and his own place in the world.

Dos de Terciopelo
(Two Velvets)

As rock stars, the protagonists perform in front of the cameras, showing themselves as artists. Throughout the shooting, the director breaks an unspoken rule, she wants to get to know them in their intimacy, in their dealings with those people closest to them, but she finds herself faced with an impassable barrier that prevents her from reaching that place.

LA VIDA ES UN TANGO
(LIFE IS A TANGO)

by Catalina Flórez

Germany / 60 min / Color / HD / Documentary / 2008

 Article 13: All people are free and equal in law...

“We work, but for them we are beggars anyway” (José, 44)
“I worked since I was twelve” (Ernesto, 16)
“We Columbians have to learn to seize our opportunities” (Lisideth, 18)
“They wanted to kill me. I had to flee to Cartagena” (Arnulfo, 45)
“What I would change in my life? Everything.” (Lucía, 37)
“I survive...and have no fear of nothing and nobody” (Eddy, 50)

...and the government provides for abidance by these laws

A film about the daily struggle at Plaza Santo Domingo.
About the lost faith in Colombia.
And about the strength to preserve the lust for life.

Written & directed by Catalina Flórez Ibarra

Director of Photography:
Tanja Haering 

Editors:
Wiebke Hofmann & Saskia Metten

Music:
Tom Harris

Producers:
Julia Maier & Sebastian Sawetzki

Production:
Filmakademie Bade-Württemberg

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