Not My Name
Colombia, 19 mins
As Colombia descends into insurgent warfare, a family must travel on a perilous road to visit their ailing grandfather. Their fear of kidnapping forces them to rely on their youngest child to conceal their fake identities, exposing him to the reality of war.
Writer/Director: Juan Paulo Laserna
Producer: Valeria Contreras
Director of Photography: Jaime Barrior
Editor: Luis Troetsch
Composer: Guidian Shturman
Cast: Damian Samper, Maria Fernanda Cardoza, Sandra Beltran, Jose Luis Uribe
Contact: Valeria Contreras, vc2556@columbia.edu
Program B
Friday, May 10th at 7:00 PM
About the Writer/Director
Juan Paulo Laserna is an award-winning Colombian director, producer and screenwriter. He attained his BFA with honors from the School of Visual Arts in New York, where he won awards for best directing, editing and film for his feature film “Las Malas Lenguas.” He attained his MFA with honors from Columbia University, with concentration on TV Writing and Film Directing.
About the Producer
Valeria Contreras is a Mexican-American writer, director and producer. Her work is inspired by her binational and bilingual upbringing alongside the U.S.-Mexico Border in her hometown of El Paso, Texas. As a creative producer, Valeria champions narratives that highlight the experiences of individuals most impacted by policy decisions, in hopes of using the power of storytelling to advance social change.