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The Origin of Madness

  • febrero 25, 2020

A short film by David Useche

Genre: DRAMA / THRILLER

English title: Doctor Dumont

Language: Spanish

Jean Dumont, un reconocido psiquiatra que se encuentra en medio de la realización de su tesis de Doctorado “El Origen de la Locura”, se encuentra en un estado de alteración emocional que le lleva a tener continuos sueños relacionados con eventos violentos y uso de sustancias psicoactivas, y que se acentúa con la distancia que tiene con su novia, Lana, quien se encuentra en Italia estudiando música. Como parte de su proceso de investigación, investiga los casos de sus pacientes para lograr comprender la raíz de sus problemas y encontrar una solución para la locura. Su estado emocional y la intensidad de su trabajo  le llevan a perder la capacidad de diferenciar el mundo de los sueños, del mundo real. // Jean Dumont, a renowned psychiatrist who is in the middle of the completion of his Ph.D. thesis “The Origin of Madness”, is in a state of emotional disturbance that leads him to have continuous dreams related to violent events and psychoactive substance abuse, and that is accentuated by the distance he has with his girlfriend, Lana, who is in Italy studying music. As part of his research process, he investigates the cases of his patients to understand the root of their problems and find a solution to the madness. His emotional state and the intensity of his work lead him to lose the ability to differentiate the world of madness from the “real” one.

WILD GAME

  • febrero 12, 2020

A short film by Jerónimo Sarmiento

Estonian title: JAHILOOM

Genre: DRAMA / NATURE / COMING OF AGE

Language: ESTONIAN

Run time: 25 min.

Year: 2018

During the harsh Estonian winter, 15-year-old Liis joins a group of teenagers for an unusual hunting game in the forest. Hoping to fit in with them, she is opportunely paired with the boy she likes. The wild nature surrounding her awakens the strength to confront her feelings, yet conflicting emotions surface as the game unfolds.

Directed by                          Jerónimo Sarmiento

Written by                           Bojana Babić

Produced by                        Clare Fog

Co-producers                      LotusLink Creative House // Kino Eyes

Cinematography by           Francesco Crivaro

Sound Design by                Indrek Soe

Edited by                             Ahmed Abdelrazek

Original Music by              Liisa Hirsch

CLEMENTINE

  • febrero 11, 2020

A short film by Jerónimo Sarmiento

Genre: DRAMA

Language: SPANISH / ENGLISH

Run time: 20 min.

Year: 2017

Clementine, a British flight attendant in her mid 30’s, gets stranded in Bogota for one night due to complications with her crew schedule. Just like the spacecraft also named Clementine, which never returned to Earth, she seems to wander.

Directed and written by    Jerónimo Sarmiento

Produced by                        Chiara Useche

Cinematography by           Sebastián Ocampo

Sound Design by                 Indrek Soe

Original Music by               David Useche

CISMA

  • febrero 7, 2020

A short film by Jerónimo Sarmiento

English title: SCHISM

Genre: DRAMA

Language: SPANISH

Run time: 23 min.

Year: 2011

Only through painting images Daniel will be able to find the trail of his daughter and his own life: Diluted memories. Fugitive images. Memory shreds.

Written and directed by    Jerónimo Sarmiento

Produced by                        Camilo Romero

Edited by                              Andrés Arizmendy

Production Design              David Alvarez

Cinematography                 Jerónimo Sarmiento

Music by                               David Torres

PRELUDIO

  • febrero 6, 2020

A short film by David Useche

English title: PRELUDE

Genre: DRAMA

Language: SPANISH

Run time: 18 min.

Year: 2006

Shot on 16mm, Prelude is a poetic film set in a dystopian countryside universe where water has disappeared. The film tells the story of a young countryside man who decides to venture himself on a journey through the barren lands trying to find water to save his ill mother.

Directed by                         David Useche

Produced by                       David Romero

Written by                           Jerónimo Sarmiento

Production Design             Dayana Bohórquez

Cinematography                Alejandro Mora

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