28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
Chasing after the Wind
director: Juan Camilo Olmos Feris
original title: Persiguiendo al Dragón
country: Colombia
year: 2014
running time: 61 min.
synopsis
In recent years, the Getsemaní neighborhood in the Colombian town of Cartagena has evolved from a dangerous and crime-filled area to an attractive tourist center. The film nevertheless attempts to capture the neighborhood’s old spirit, as embodied by the 60-something Gustav, whom the camera follows on his nighttime wandering through the town and his occasional musings (sometimes drug-influenced) on God, death, drugs, and the natural order. For the most part, the camera keeps close to Gustav’s body, following him through long shots while exploring the play of the nighttime lights on his skin.DETAIL:
“Religion for me... the best exercise it has. But the best thing religion has to offer for me is confession. By doing this they can clean up their rubble. One of the things that make people feel most relieved is when they throw out their rubble.”
biography
The Columbian director and photographer studied at the EICAR film school in France. He stood behind the camera for the short film Pyskessa (2012), which won an award at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival. He directed the short films Castillos en el aire (2008) and Inside My Television (2009), the second of which is a playful black-and-white look at a young man’s jealous fantasies when his girlfriend goes out to dinner with a male friend.more about film
| director: | Juan Camilo Olmos Feris |
| producer: | Juan Camilo Olmos Feris, Viviana Goelkel, Alfredo Sabbagh |
| photography: | Juan Camilo Olmos Feris |
| editing: | Ivan Wild, Juan Camilo Olmos Feris |
| music: | Julian Sarmiento |
| sound: | Gabriel Bocanegra |
