Presented by VER MÁS Australia
Four nights of Colombian cinema in Brisbane, marking 10 years since the Colombian Peace Agreement. Documentaries, fiction, and animation exploring memory, resistance, forced displacement, and hope.
All sessions at The Precinct, Brisbane — Free entry.
Tuesday 17 November · 7:00–9:30 PM · The Precinct, Brisbane
FORENSES
Documentary, 91 min — 2024
Dir. Federico Atehortúa Arteaga
Forensics explores the intertwined stories of Colombia's disappeared, weaving personal loss and national identity. Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
Plus: Opening sound healing with Gee (crystal bowls, energy channeling, guided meditation) and post-screening Q&A.
Thursday 19 November · 6:00–8:00 PM · The Precinct, Brisbane
YOLANDA WALKS ALONE
Fiction, 20 min — 2024
A mother travels alone to reclaim the remains of her daughter.
BLESSED CURSED FORCE
Fiction, 23 min — 2024
An ex-police officer and a journalist confront the inherited rage of violence, seen from exile.
OPENING PATHS
Documentary, 34 min — 2024
The Peace Community of San José de Apartadó and its collective resistance in the face of armed conflict.
NGUBÁ
Documentary, 12 min — 2024
Stories from Palenque women centered on farming and cooking, highlighting songs, ancestral knowledge, and collective work. Filmed communally in San Basilio de Palenque.
Plus: Closing ritual combining Ngubá screening with live sound healing by Gee (drums, guided meditation, followed by group Q&A.
Friday 20 November · 7:00–10:00 PM · The Precinct, Brisbane
THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES
Science fiction / experimental cinema, 71 min — 2024
Dir. Tiagx Vélez, Juliana Zuluaga, Analú Laferal
After traversing the cosmos inside frigid ice rocks, a new species changes the course of the blue planet when millions of them impact Earth. A mutant, chapter-based work bringing together the trans-futurist work of the Crisálida Cine collective, exploring posthumanism and environmental collapse.
Plus: Trans-futurist visual/sound installation in the lobby, pre-screening conversation on Latin American sci-fi and posthumanism, extended Q&A with the VER MAS collective, and closing networking with the installation.
Thursday 26 November · 6:00–8:00 PM · The Precinct, Brisbane
I DREAMED HIS NAME
Documentary, 85 min — 2024
After 30 years of denying her pain, Ángela confronts her past when her father, in a dream, asks her to find him. Alongside her sister Juliana, she embarks on a journey across Colombia to the Indigenous lands where her father, an Afro-descendant farmer, was a victim of forced disappearance, discovering along the way a family sound archive and her father's legacy.
Plus: Festival closing remarks by VER MÁS Australia and post-screening Q&A and networking
