DIVERSITAS FILM FEST: Colombia: Alis

The Bioscope is proud to be hosting The Diversitas Film Festival for another year. This is a unique film festival celebrating diversity in collaboration with the embassies of Dominican Republic, Chile, Peru, Mexico, Argentina, Spain and Colombia.

BOOKINGS ARE MADE FREE OF CHARGE! AND ALL FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILMS WILL BE SCREENED WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

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Alis (2022)

Directed by Nicolas van Hemelryck & Clare Weiskopf. Documentary. Dur: 1hr 24mins.

At a teenage drop-in center in Colombia, directors Clare Weiskopf and Nicolas van Hemelryck (Amazona) ask a group of young women to close their eyes and imagine the story of a fictional classmate named Alis. Like them, Alis’ story begins on the streets of Bogotá. Alis becomes their blank canvas, a projection of their past experiences and selves. With a sensitive and compassionate lens, the directors show how the girls’ initial fiction begins to weave itself into reality, and how distance has provided them with a moment to step outside themselves and see their own experiences through a different lens. As they gently open their eyes, we come to know these young women deeply, and see their perseverance to embrace a brighter future.