Colombia Connection

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While directing an anthology of short films through different regions of Colombia Helena and her director of photography, encounter through intense creative differences.

King of the Pins

1950

Comedy short about Buddy Hackett as an incompetent bowler.

La virgen y el fotógrafo

1983

A photographer view of life and the controversies around him in a little, tropical Colombian town.

El Culebro: My Father's Story

2022

The story of legendary Colombian actor Hernando "El Culebro" Casanova, told by his youngest son Nicolás Casanova, featuring unseen archival footage and unheard tracks.

Encanto

2021

The tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family—every child except one, Mirabel. But when she discovers that the magic surrounding the Encanto is in danger, Mirabel decides that she, the only ordinary Madrigal, might just be her exceptional family's last hope.

Es mejor ser rico que pobre

1999

¡Que Colombianada!

2024

A Colombian family is forced to celebrate Thanksgiving, for the first time, after finding out that their eldest son has invited the man he likes to a holiday celebration at their house, creating tension among the family members.

Juanpis González: The People's President

2024

When a spoiled Colombian snob becomes president through money and connections, he finds staying in power takes more than he expected.

The Contestant

2017

A spice company announces a nationwide contest where 2,000 pressure cookers will be handed out in exchange for 20 labels of one of their products. All hell breaks loose when the participants discover that their efforts will come to nothing.

Mariposas S.A.

1986

The story of seven prostitutes traveling in a truck, town to town, selling their show in local festivities inside an old circus tent. The authorities demand bribes in order to keep the order in town.

Shit Happens and Miracles too

2024

The inhabitants of the City of Rage are turning into monstrosities. Abel has an affair with Robby, an angel who wants to be human, but she loves Eddy, a monster hunter. Abel does not accept loneliness and seeks answers. In the city of Fury, the apocalypse begins

Esmeraldero

2003

The true story of the rise of a Japanese businessman from Los Angeles named Eishy Hayata from an Airline engineer into the legend of the Emerald world -- the Emerald Cowboy

The Art of Losing

2004

A body is discovered impaled on a stake near a scenic lake near Bogota. A journalist try to find what happened. With a friend, they set about to find the cause of the crime and uncover an intricate real estate fraud involving corrupt politicians, emerald hunters, nudists...

Lost in the Jungle

2025

After a deadly plane crash strands four young siblings deep within the Colombian rainforest, a dramatic rescue mission unfolds, uniting Indigenous trackers and the military in a race against time. For the first time ever, this documentay offers the exclusive account of this incredible true story directly from the children themselves and the rescuers who scoured the Amazon rainforest for a grueling 40 days and nights to find them.

Fortuna Lake

2019

Malorie escapes a mental facility with no recollection of why she was sent there. She ends up at Fortuna Lake where she will try to avoid the visions that are hunting her, while she attempts to solve the mystery of her blackout.