North American Premiere
Scrap metal thieves prepare to excavate an abandoned mine for gold.
Supported by
Community Partner
Paulina Giraldo, Andrea Padilla, Gabriel Zabaleta
Colombia
2024
In Spanish with English subtitles
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Credits & Director
Producer
Jenny David Piedrahita
Screenwriter
Mauricio Maldonado
Cinematography
Mario Barrios Simanca
Editor
Juan Cañola Vélez
Original Music
Jaime Carvajal Giraldo
Art Director
Daniel Rincón Zapata
Mauricio Maldonado
Director, screenwriter and producer. Co-founder of Cosmódromo Cine, a production house based in Medellín, Colombia. Professional in audiovisual communication from the University of Antioquia with studies in scriptwriting and contemporary narrative. His short films has been showcased in FICValdivia, Curta Kinoforum, VLAFF, Bogoshorts, FICCI, Cinema Jove, Fribourg IFF.
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