Short film
In Search of Maria
1985 · 15 min
A quiet, curious essay that pieces together fragments of a vanished film, mixing research and reenactment into a gentle act of remembrance.
- Directed by
- Jorge Nieto, Luis Ospina
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Elsa Vásquez, Sandro Romero Rey, Carlos Mayolo
- Overview
- Based on the only four surviving shots of the first Colombian silent film, MARÍA (1921), by directors Máximo Calvo (Colombia) and Alfredo del Diestro (Spain), IN SEARCH OF ‘MARIA’ combines historical research, interviews, and scenic reconstruction to rescue the memory of a lost film.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, earnest and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Memory, art, isolation, identity
- Content
- Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Jorge Nieto, Luis Ospina
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Elsa Vásquez, Sandro Romero Rey, Carlos Mayolo
