
The Whisper of the Jaguar
The Whisper of the Jaguar
director and writer
fiction, digital, 72mins, 2017
SYNOPSIS
In a field of transgenic corn, an artist penetrates herself with a cob, ignoring how close she is of dying. Her sister follows her steps and carries her ashes, going on a trip through the Amazon that will turn into a spiritual search.
Showings and Awards:
Documenta 14 in Kassel, Germany, curated by philosopher Paul B. Preciado
Best Director Award at the Cartagena Int. Film Festival
Director Award at the Cartagena International Film Festival, Colombia
Migrant Film Festival Amsterdam, NL
Cabíria Festival, Brazil
Amor Festival in Val Paraíso, Chile
Pink Screen Film Festival Brüssel, Belgium
GoRki Studio R, Berlin
Awareness film festival, Los Angeles, USA
Ciclo Rosa Cinemateca de Bogotá, Colombi


Selected reviews
The Whisper of the Jaguar review, NGboo Art, 06. 3. 2018
"A strong contender for the most 'trans-genre' film of the year, The Whisper of the Jaguar is, at its core, a melancholic, punk-ish, neo-hippie film of the soul-baring kind that flows like a mountain stream between queer performance, drama, spiritual adventure, satirical commentary, pseudo-documentary, sexual freedom, and postcolonial theory..."