synopsis
This experimental documentary conveys the traumatic experience of “enforced disappearances” in war-torn Colombia. We hear testimonies from the mothers of some of the dozens of missing young men. Their voices are accompanied by images of the empty places where the missing were last seen, alongside footage of fire and other elemental forces, abstract sequences of coloured blotches, or simply a black screen. Together, these elements create a devastating impression of absence, of inhospitable, abandoned spaces haunted by spectral memories of people whose fate remains a painful mystery.
“Well, let me tell you something. God is the only one who can change this. How many times have they signed peace treaties? And yet, the massacres continue.”
biography
Leinad Pájaro De la Hoz (1988) is a Colombian filmmaker. To date, he has worked exclusively in short film, with titles including Atmospheres (2019) and A Bird Flew (2024), which won the award for Best Short Film at the Berlinale.
film details
| director: | Leinad Pájaro De la Hoz |
| producer: | María Alejandra Rodríguez Acosta |
| script: | Leinad Pájaro De la Hoz |
| photography: | David García |
| editing: | Leinad Pájaro De la Hoz |
| music: | Manuel Escorihuela |
| sound: | Leinad Pájaro De la Hoz |
| co-producer: | Paola Álvarez Peregrina, Manuel Escorihuela |
contact
Maria Alejandra Rodríguez Acosta / Bølier Films
bolierfilm@gmail.com
Film at festival
| premiere type: | World Premiere |
| festival edition: | 2026 |
| section: | First Lights |
| language: | Spanish |
| subtitles: | English, Czech |
| colour: | Colour and B&W |
Info
| director: | Leinad Pájaro De la Hoz |
| original title: | Voces de Neptuno |
| country: | Colombia, Germany |
| year: | 2026 |
| running time: | 86 min. |
| warning: | Abuse or harassment |
