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# Cárcel

An animated documentary about a girl visiting her imprisoned father in Medellín.

**Cárcel (Jail)**Animated documentary short film | 2018 | 12 min

Role

Direction and animation

Year

2018

Category

Film & video

[About this project](https://kathiuska.com/kathiuska/carcel/)

[Watch film](https://rtvcplay.co/cortometrajes-documentales/carcel)

-   [Video 01](https://player.vimeo.com/video/513067435?h=67182d474e)

Gallery

[![Cárcel poster showing figures and long shadows inside a warm-lit room](/media/responsive/d778546113538b1c-960.webp)](https://kathiuska.com/media/cases-highres/f7e8371a-ca66-432f-8a5d-36c15182ccbd.jpg)

Through a fable starring bunnies, 12-year-old Laura’s father explains the reason for his absence. The story of this man, imprisoned in Medellín, leads the girl to visit him in jail and discover the truth her family has hidden from her for years. Con un cuento protagonizado por conejitos, el padre de Laura, de 12 años, le explica el porqué de su ausencia. La historia del hombre, encarcelado en Medellín, lleva a la niña a visitarlo en prisión y a descubrir la verdad que le ha ocultado su familia durante años. ⭑ Production support FDC (Film Development Fund) | Animation Grant Award | Colombia, 2016 Awards Girardota Film Festival | Best Documentary Short | Colombia, 2019 Caja de Pandora | Best Documentary Short | Colombia, 2019 Festival selections DOK Leipzig | Germany, 2018 Lisbon Animated Film Festival | Portugal, 2019 Málaga Film Festival | Spain, 2019 BogoShorts | Colombia, 2018 Animatou Animation IFF | Switzerland, 2018 Cutout Fest | Mexico, 2018 Lakino Berlin | Germany, 2019 Thessaloniki Animation Festival (TAF) | Greece, 2018 Pantalla Latina | Switzerland, 2018 MICGénero | México & Argentina, 2019 Le Chien Qui Aboie | France, 2019 Development lab BTG Animation Lab | Selected Project | Spain, 2016

**⭑**Script & Director: Catalina Vásquez Salazar Executive Producer: Juan Pablo Tamayo Giraldo Cinematography & Art Direction: Sebastián Quintero Mesa Character Design: Julián García Mejía Storyboard, Compositing & Editing: David Castaño Luján Sound Design & Original Score: José Santamaría Castro Location Sound: Óscar Rojo Gaviria Technical Director: Sebastián Quintero Mesa Illustrators: Julián García Mejía, Sebastián Quintero Mesa BG & Environment Designer: Sebastián Quintero Mesa Animation Assistant: Daniel Cardona Granda

[Watch it](https://rtvcplay.co/cortometrajes-documentales/carcel)

[Image index](https://kathiuska.com/#image-index)

## Image index

## Credits

Animation

Julián García, David Castaño, Daniel Cardona, Catalina Vásquez, Sebastián Quintero

[Next projectLuz de la noche_Illustration and animation for the trailer of Luz de la noche, a podcast series from Colombia’s Truth Commission._![](/media/responsive/9086c5826686f3dc-960.webp)](https://kathiuska.com/archive/luz-de-la-noche-podcast/)

Source: https://kathiuska.com/archive/jail/