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Niebla

A boy who moves beside an old cloud forest learns what it holds.

Format
Animated short
Year
2020
Length
10 min
Role
Executive producer and producer
Director
Leonardo Romero Zarza
Niebla, headlights on a forest road

Synopsis

Nicolás moves with his parents to a house outside the city, near an old cloud forest. Meeting the forest’s creatures, he comes to understand the balance between people and nature.

Nicolás es un niño que se ha mudado con sus padres a una casa en las afueras de la ciudad, cerca de un antiguo bosque de niebla. En este lugar conocerá seres del bosque que le ayudarán a comprender la importancia del equilibrio entre los seres humanos y la naturaleza.

Stills

Niebla - Mist, artwork 2
Niebla - Mist, artwork 3
Niebla - Mist, artwork 4
Niebla - Mist, artwork 5

The film received

  • Poulain de Bronze, Fantasia International Film Festival, 2022

Screenings

  • Children’s competition, Oberhausen International Short Film Festival

Credits

Director
Leonardo Romero Zarza
Script
Juan David Ortiz Martínez
Executive producer
Catalina Vásquez Salazar
Production
Catalina Vásquez, David Castaño, Juan David Ortiz, Julián Henao
Editing
David Castaño Luján
Sound design and original score
Eme Isaza Morales
Voices
Daniela Sierra Mejía, Óscar Rojo Gaviria
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