La Arcadia is a boarding school in Bogotá where teenagers live after being left by their families either for lack of financial means or for other reasons. The filmmakers ask the girls to close their eyes and imagine the life of a fictional classmate named Alis. Creativity and memory are mixed in the experience, which has surprising and exciting results. Screened at the 2022 Berlin Film Festival.
Clare Weiskopf & Nicolás Van Hemelryck
Clare Weiskopf is a filmmaker and journalist. For over 20 years, she has worked with social issues, covering from armed conflicts and sexual violence in Colombia to the musical influence of la cumbia. Nicolás Van Hemelryck is a filmmaker, architect, and photographer. The two directed the documentary Amazona (2016), selected for several international festivals.
