Short Docs
Presidio Modelo
Runtime: 15 min | Canada |
Pablo Alvarez-Mesa
Director: Pablo Alvarez-Mesa
Cinematographer: Pablo Alvarez-Mesa
Music: Galen Elfert
06 August
Lumbardhi Indoor Cinema
18:00
The walls in the prison crumble revealing a past that has been covered by layers of thick yellow paint. Pain when left unvisited turns into amnesia; history cannot absolve everything.
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Bio
Pablo Alvarez-Mesa
Born in Medellin, Colombia, Pablo Alvarez-Mesa studied Design Engineering and Photography before moving to Vancouver BC where he continued his post-secondary studies in video and photography. In 2004 he enrolled at Simon Fraser University in the Film Production Program and in 2008 he completed his BFA with the production of the documentary Presidio Modelo.
Festivals and Awards:
Canadian Student Film Festival Montreal, Quebec, 2008. Festival dei Popoli Florence, Italy, 2008. London Latin American Film Festival, 2008. Hot Docs Toronto, Canada, 2009. DOXA Documentary Film Festival Vancouver, Canada, 2009.
Contact
Contact:
Pablo Alvarez-Mesa,
5676 Rue Waverly,
H2T 2YI Montreal, Canada
Tel: +1 514 578 1981
http://pabloalvarezmesa.ca/presidio_modelo.html, palvarezmesa@gmail.com