MANUEL F CONTRERAS

Las Últimas Vacaciones

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2014 / 82 min. / English title: BOYS OF BUENAVENTURA / Country of production: COLOMBIA / Directed by: MANUEL F CONTRERAS Cinematography: MANUEL F CONTRERAS Editing: ANDRÉS PORRAS Producers: TATIANA VILLACOB, MANUEL F CONTRERAS Coproducer: SEÑAL COLOMBIA Original Score: JOHN JAIME CORTÉS, JONATHAN MEDINA, WILMAR SÁNCHEZ, LUIS FELIPE LEMOS, CENEN HURTADO, LEONEL MERCHÁN Color Grading: 2-35 DIGITAL Sound Design and Mix: MIGUEL VARGAS Research: DAVID SINZA SALCEDO

For best buddies Jonathan, John-Jaime and Presi playing music together is the ultimate pursuit, a dream they hold on to against all odds. But the end of high school marks the beginning of their last summer together. Set in Buenaventura, a rough and tumble port city on the west coast of Colombia, the young men must face the fact that their remarkable talent and drive may not be enough to fulfill their dreams of a musical career. Boys of Buenaventura is a colourful musical tour through that summer of uncertainty, told through the protagonists’ tasty mash-up of classical, salsa, reggaeton, rock and folk music.

  • Winner Best Colombian Film Cali International Film Festival - 2015
  • Nominated Best Documentary Film - Macondo Nacional Awards for Colombian Cinema 2015
  • Winner National Award Cinemateca Distrital for feature length films of especial quality and value - 2015
  • Winner Co-production Market Señal Colombia - 2015
  • Winner Best Documentary Film BAM Bogotá Audiovisual Market - 2015
  • Official Selection Vancouver Latin American Film Festival - 2015
  • Official Selection Pärnu International Film Festival - 2015
  • Panorama Selection Cinélatino - Rencontres de Toulouse - 2015
  • Official Selection New York Colombian Film Festival - 2015
  • Official Selection Ambulante Film Festival Colombia - 2015
  • Official Selection Cartagena International Film Festival - 2015

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