Kathiuska

Cárcel

A twelve-year-old learns her father is in prison, told as a fable about rabbits.

Format
Animated documentary short
Year
2018
Length
12 min
Role
Script and direction
Cárcel, a desert landscape at dusk

Synopsis

Twelve-year-old Laura’s father tells her a fable about rabbits to explain why he has been away. His story, as a man imprisoned in Medellín, leads her to visit him in jail and learn the truth her family kept 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.

Stills

Close-up of an animated character's large dark eyes above a pale surface
Blue night landscape with silhouetted structures and pools of light
Animated room with a hanging screen, window and suspended furnishings

Premiere

  • World premiere, international short film competition, DOK Leipzig, 2018

Awards

  • Best Animated Short, Festival de Cine Corto de Popayán, 2018

Screenings

  • 13 festivals in eight countries
  • Official selection, Bogoshorts, 2018
  • Official selection, Anima Latina, Argentina, 2018
  • Cinefórum Animazine, Málaga Film Festival, 2019

Support

  • Film Development Fund (FDC), Proimágenes Colombia, 2016
  • Animation Production Lab Bridging The Gap, Valencia, 2016

Press

Credits

Script and direction
Catalina Vásquez Salazar
Executive producer
Juan Pablo Tamayo Giraldo
Cinematography, art direction, technical direction
Sebastián Quintero Mesa
Character design
Julián García Mejía
Storyboard, compositing, editing
David Castaño Luján
Sound design and original score
José Santamaría Castro
Location sound
Óscar Rojo Gaviria
Animation
Julián García, David Castaño, Daniel Cardona, Catalina Vásquez, Sebastián Quintero
Illustrators
Julián García Mejía, Sebastián Quintero Mesa
Animation assistant
Daniel Cardona Granda
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