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Bolivia, 4,897 meters above sea level. A mother of six heads for the mines every day in order to keep the family afloat. Although the region in which she lives has come under the sway of demon alcohol and ever-present hopelessness, Emiliana doesn’t complain about her lot. Flower of a Thousand Colours is a subtle portrait of a resilient woman who refuses to submit to the harsh conditions of reality, determined to fight it with patient resolve.
Bolivia, 4,897 meters above sea level. A normal day begins for Emiliana. She sees to her five kids, and then sets out for her daily grind in the mines. The view of the mountains may be reminiscent of paradise on Earth, but the inhabitants’ humdrum existence is the diametric opposite. The poverty and ever-present hopelessness have allowed demon alcohol to hold sway, and the consequences have hit Emiliana’s family. Flower of a Thousand Colours offers up a subtle portrait of a resilient woman who refuses to succumb to the brutality of the world.
Anna Kořínek
23 min / Color, DCP
Director Karen Vázquez Guadarrama
/ Screenplay Karen Vázquez Guadarrama, Bart Goossens
/ Dir. of Photography Karen Vázquez Guadarrama
/ Music Bram Bosteels
/ Editor Karen Vázquez Guadarrama
/ Producer Bart Goossens
/ Production Visiophonics
/ Coproduction KASK School of Arts
/ Contact Karen Vázquez Guadarrama, Flanders Image
Karen Vázquez Guadarrama (b. 1988, Mexico City) graduated from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent. Her first short feature Mont d’Or (2014) was selected for the program of many international festivals and took the Grand Prix at the Kratkofil Plus fest in Bosnia and Herzegovina. With a feeling for detail, the director creates short documentaries and dramas that capture the everyday lives of seemingly ordinary people.
Karen Vázquez Guadarrama
Biezenstuk 83, 9000, Gent
Belgium
E-mail: [email protected]
Flanders Image
Bischoffsheimlaan 38, 1000, Brussels
Belgium
Phone: +32 222 606 30
E-mail: [email protected]
Karen Vázquez Guadarrama
Film Director
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