Films by Catalina Flórez

2023, 43 min
by Catalina Flórez, Jeremejewa Jelena

The essay film is inspired by Virginia Wolfs heroine Orlando, who experiences both social decline and advancement over three centuries and changes gender in between. The clash that emerges from the collision of Soviet and Nazi archival material with the affecting distorted images of German ordinariness is deeply illuminating because it operates in an anachronistic manner – private memories are intimately intertwined with collective dystopias. Through the prism of literature, a re-examination of the surviving archival heritage takes place, marginalized experiences, previously overlooked are brought to the center.

2022, 89 min
by Jonas Brander

UNTIL THE SUN DIES unfolds its stories over co-incidences of the contrary: life born from death, and death from the pursuit of peace and justice. Two stories, told side-by-side on simultaneous struggles, woven together into a universal portrait of courage. In one thread, we follow Nobel Peace Prize nominee Luz Marina, a mother seeking justice after the extrajudicial killing of her son. In the other thread, we follow the Nasa indigenous leader Albeiro as he defends his territory against armed groups and multinational companies.