Directing
Oscar Ruiz Navia
Born June 22, 1982 · Cali, Colombia (age 44)
Oscar Ruiz Navia is a cinephile who never attended a proper film school. Part of a new generation of Colombian filmmakers, he developed his interest in film on his own, and in 2006 founded Contravía (“Another Way,” in English), a production company to develop art house films in his country, where there is not a huge film industry. His first feature, Crab Trap (2010), won several awards, including …
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Fait Vivir · 2019Fait Vivir
2019
MovieDocumentary
Manuk, a five-year-old child, tells the story of the Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra, a company of musicians, dancers, actors and circus artists coming from different places around the world. They created the “Makondo”, a show they present around Colombia in places where armed conflict has opened wounds.
Los Hongos · 2014Los Hongos
★ 5.42014
MovieDrama
Ras is a graffiti artist from the city of Cali who works in construction, he works during the day and paints walls at night. One day he is caught stealing cans of paint from the construction site where he works, for which he is fired. With no money, he will look for Calvin, another popular urban artist. Both will circulate through the streets without a fixed destination, spreading their art to every corner.
Siembra · 2015Siembra
★ 5.72015
MovieDrama
A man and his son move from the Pacific coast of Colombia to Cali, but have a difficult time adapting to the city. When his son is killed, the father must go through the hard process of grief while trying to find roots in a place that does not belong to him.
Dopamina · 2019Dopamina
★ 7.02019
MovieDocumentary
Ricardo, Natalia's father, suffers from Parkinson's disease; in that condition he stopped producing Dopamine. Surviving a very strong family crisis, Natalia told them her sexual orientation. She does not understand why after being left-wing militants and fighting for equality and freedom, they could not accept her choice.
Colombiennes · 2017Colombiennes
2017
MovieDocumentaryTV Movie
El Peñón · 2016El Peñón
2016
MovieDocumentary
Located in the department of Santander, El Peñón is a place that thanks to its geological conditions offers one of the most particular biodiversity in the country. A foreign scientist who dedicated his life to the study of its caves, which are the largest and oldest in the country, and a group of scientists who explore its exterior penetrate this territory, while its inhabitants tell stories full of silences that fluctuate between the splendor of the landscape in which they grew up and the rigors of the violence they faced.
Flores · 2012Flores
2012
Movie
Valeria arrives at her aunt's house in a big city to spend some time and starts working taking care of a small child. The only memory he has of home are some seeds that his mother sent to his aunt as a gift. Valeria is pregnant, and her family doesn't want anyone to find out.
Solecito · 2013Solecito
2013
MovieDrama
It was during a casting session in their school that the two personages of this film met the director. Each separately told him the story of how they had broken up. And what if fiction allowed them to get back together again?
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