“Cielo Roto”, a short film from Payana will premiere at FICCI – Proclama

María José, its director and screenwriter, fulfills the dream of returning to FICCI with her own film, produced from the region, teaming up with a talented group of friends who accompanied her throughout the process.

“Cielo Roto is inspired by my own experience in the search for answers to a health problem and weaves a fragmented story through different documentary and fictional material devices that orbit around the past and the present making similarities, for example, with the earthquake Popayan in 1983. It is a cinematographic exploration about brotherhood and family, about the need to talk about the things that hurt us and that can become in this case and with the excuse of making a movie, a ritual to heal and find beauty in that pain,” he explained. Maria Jose.

“The film was shot in mid-2021, in the midst of the pandemic and unemployment, in an environment of great anxiety, overcoming all kinds of difficulties and limitations such as gasoline and food shortages, but, above all, with the pain of the things that were happening in the city and the department. Finally, we achieved it with the stamina and commitment of all those who participated”, he stated.

“FICCI continues to be an important window to share with the world projects carried out in the regions of Colombia and we are happy that the national premiere of our film is in Cartagena to later bring it to the region… we continue to establish alliances for the future of “Broken sky” and the new projects that are on the way from Cauca”, he affirms for his part, Marcela Moreloits producer.

“Broken sky” competed with 267 projects at the national level, of which 24 regional stories were chosen and for their production they had support resources from Colombia – Fund for the Cinematographic Development of Colombia- FDC who contributed an important percentage for the realization of the production in Popayán. During all stages of production and post-production they had the support of highly qualified professionals and locally, several young people joined the project to nurture it in different components, highlighting the participation of Marco and Sebastián Agredo, Sebastián Ocampo, Rafael Franco, Robert Campo, Paola Gaona, Karen Torres, Verónica Curátola, Andrés Morales, Fhiama Alzate, Laura Gutiérrez, among many others. In addition, they had the support of the Cineculture StudyLa Valiente Studio Creative Group, the Comfacauca-Unicomfacauca University Corporation-, The University Foundation of Popayán FUP, Tori Diseño Sonoro, Caucamerata Foundation, Caucana Foundation of Intellectual Heritage and Grupo Pio Pio SAS, among others.