Screens Sunday, October 23, 5:30 pm
Juanito Bajo el Naranjo
(Juanito Under The Orange Tree)
Colombia/ 2007 / 9 min
Director: Juan Carlos Villamizar
Producer: Adriana Arango
Screenwriter: Adriana Arango
Cinematographer: Paulo Andrés Pérez
In Colombia, amongst grandparents, parents and grandchildren, we make-believe that if we eat the seeds of an orange, a small orange tree will grow inside our body. During our childhood, we truly believe this will happen one day…
En Colombia, entre abuelos, padres y nietos, jugamos a creer que si uno come las semillas de una naranja, un naranjo crecerá en nuestro cuerpo. Pero durante la niñez, creemos que esto un día sucederá de verdad …
Cast: Santiago Sánchez, Diego Vélez, Martha Leal, Juan José Díaz, Juan David Sánchez
Awards: Special Mention, 22nd Guadalajara International Film Festival, 2007; Best Short Film, 47th Cartagena Cinema and Television Festival, 2007; Best Short Film, Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival, 2007
Film Language: Spanish
Film Year: 2007
Run Time: 9 min