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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
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.
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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
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
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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