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..."