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We Deserve an Empire

Merecemos Un Imperio

VIFF Short Forum

North American Premiere

Scrap metal thieves prepare to excavate an abandoned mine for gold.

 

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Director
Cast

Paulina Giraldo, Andrea Padilla, Gabriel Zabaleta

Credits
Country of Origin

Colombia

Year

2024

Language

In Spanish with English subtitles

Film Contact
18+
23 min
Drama Experimental & Avant Garde LGBTQIA2S+ Shorts
Cosmódromo Cine

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 headshot; We Deserve an Empire director

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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