Un 9 de abril … A film by Edgar Humberto Alvarez
An April 9 … is an experiment in memory, an animated journey through representative images of the Bogotazo.
Credits
Director: Edgar Humberto Alvarez
Management assistant: Camilo Mojica
Screenplay: Edgar Humberto Alvarez
Investigation: Sandra Paez
Country of production: Colombia
Producer company: I explain it with plasticine
Production: Edgar Humberto Alvarez
Executive production: Edgar Humberto Alvarez
Director of photography: Enrique Guzman
Camera assistant: Camilo Mojica
Direct sound: Manuel Borda Muñoz
Sound design: Manuel Borda Muñoz
Sound mix: Manuel Borda Muñoz
Music: Manuel Borda Muñoz
Montae: Edgar Humberto Alvarez
Artistic direction: Sandra Paez
Animation: Edgar Humberto Alvarez
Date de sortie : 2016
Pays : Colombia
Duration : 15 minutes
Awards
Cinetoro Festival, winner of the best short film – 2017 – Colombia
Ojo al Sancocho Festival, winner of the best short film – 2017 – Colombia
DOCS DF Festival, Winner of the animated documentary – 2017 -Mexico
Bogotá Human Rights Festival, animated documentary winner – 2017 – Colombia
Production notes
The images expressed here are those of our collective unconscious reinterpreted with the flexibility of clay and flowing with the unpredictable rhythm of memories. It is an exorcism that unleashes the ghosts of a country that is easily forgotten.
It does not tell a linear story or present a single truth. Use symbols and directly appeal to emotions, challenging the viewer to reflect and shake the memory.
This project raises a starting point in recent Colombian history
Starting with tolerance and even the exaltation of violence by our society, this project raises a starting point in recent Colombian history: death seen from the victim, the euphoria of the angry masses, the premeditation and naivety of the murderer and the cruelty of which we are participants, are the elements that guide the expressive and technical path of visual and sound planning.
Biography
Edgar Humberto Alvarez is a Colombian animator, artist, director and illustrator.
Master in Plastic Arts from the Faculty of Arts of the Francisco José de Caldas District University, Bogotá. He is the author and co-author of books on plasticine techniques.
As a host he has been present in the history of Colombian television, participating with his work in programs such as Pilísimo, Magical Compass, Green apple, Jack the alarm clock, Snipers, among others. Internationally, he has produced animations for television channels such as Discovery Channel, Disney Channel, Univisión and Telemundo.
He worked with Webster Colcord on Primus’ Candyman music video. He has directed and animated several experimental shorts such as Psyclay, Danza macabra and Hallow Clay, winner of the Producer Guild Contest in Los Angeles. Edgar won the award for best documentary for The Invisibles at the Reel Rasquache Art & Film Festival in Los Angeles.
He is currently directing the short film MeMORIA, Historia de Colombia en Construcción, with a transmedia focus, on the history of the armed conflict in Colombia.