Animated Shorts Program includes ASHKASHA, BACK TO NORMAL, BLANKET OF WORDS, THE BORDERLINE, BRUJAS, LA CALESITA, LA CURANDERA CUMBIAMBERA, GO AHEAD, LUCKY'S BRAVE SUNSHINE, SONG OF THE LAKE, TO FALL, THE WALLS, THE WORLD'S AFTER, and URIE
Date | Location | Time | Tickets |
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Friday, June 2, 2023 | TCL Chinese Theaters Auditorium 4 | 6:45 PM PDT | BUY TICKETS |
US Premiere
Blanket of Words
Directed by Carlos Zerpa, Jacobo Albán, Beltrán Pérez
Colombia, Venezuela, France | 5 min | 2022
Kevin was raised away from his parents. War hits his village, he's violently displaced and forced to look for the true meaning of family.
Kevin was born in a FARC (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia) camp, but grew away for safety reasons in Marta's house, his godmother. Escorted by Arturo, Marta's husband, Kevin paid monthly visits to his mother in the guerrilla camp until the AUC (Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia) a paramilitary group, took hold of the region.
The AUC murders Marta and destroys the village, forcing Kevin's displacement to the nearby city of Bucaramanga, to stay with Fabiola, Marta's sister. There, Kevin refuses to accept his new conditions, leaves school, and plots to go back and find his parents. But Fabiola's sudden illness will force him to choose between chasing ghosts or embracing his newfound family.
Proudly based in Caracas, Carlos Zerpa is a transdisciplinary artist passionate about the change-triggering power of storytelling. He's the co-founder of MECHA, a cooperative team focused on empowering underrepresented characters through irreverent and subversive animation projects, and RIMA, a digital platform aimed to bring closer artists from the Global South with opportunities for international mobility and financing.
Type of Film | Short |
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Country of Origin | Colombia, Venezuela, France |
Year Film Was Completed | 2022 |
Runtime | 5 min |
Social media Handles | @unpedazodepaz_serie |
Director | Carlos Zerpa, Jacobo Albán, Beltrán Pérez |
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Written by | Carlos Zerpa, Jacobo Albán |
Cinematography | Rodrigo García |
Edited by | Beltrán Pérez |
Music by | Lorenzo Caballero, Daniel "El Gato" Garces |
Sound Design | Lorenzo Caballero |
Art Direction | Rodrigo García |
Main Cast | Angel Morera Álvarez, Franciso V. Martínez, Carmen Capacho Sierra |
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