Samuel Casallas
Directing
Biography
Samuel was born in the city of Bogotá. At the age of fifteen he graduated from school in Bogotá. Afterwards he studied direction, film and televisión production at the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University. He courses several film workshops including “The art of metamorphosis” with the filmmaker Joao Pedro Rodríguez. Besides the university projects, he has worked with Daniel Velázquez as an editor in his documentary “On the Edge of the river” and cinematographer for his tv serie teaser “Calinfierno”. In 2018, creates the film production company Severus Films and directs his debut short film “Stuprum”.
Known For
With the obsession to win the final of the contest, Antonia falls in love with her best friend who is in a toxic relationship together with the veteran who organizes the musical event where they compete, so inside her a seed of hatred grows and she will have to decide whether to kill him or not to prevent them from losing punk battles and win the love of his life.
Anarkia
Is it possible to inhabit the jungle and protect it? From the immensity of the Amazon, a peasant leader, an indigenous leader, and a traditional Afro-Colombian doctor explore the Colombian Amazon as a diverse and cultural space through memory. Economic booms since the 19th century, armed conflict, inequalities, and structural violence threaten this sacred territory. Their voices reveal the struggle for climate justice and environmental resistance in search of a hopeful future.