OPENING NIGHT:
LA SUPREMA

Thursday, Sept 5 at 7:00 PM
SFU Woodward’s
Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema

With Director Felipe Holguín Caro in attendance!

Director: Felipe Holguín Caro
Colombia | 2023 | Spanish with English subtitles | 83 min | Drama | Rated PG

Join us after the screening for the Opening Party at a new venue this year… THE PEARL at 881 Granville Street!!

Featuring music by Ypsilone and the irresistible salsa beats of the Wasakaka All Stars!! Tickets are available online through The Pearl’s website or at the door on Sept 5 starting at 9pm. Ages 19+

Opening Night Tickets:
Film: $21 / $18 / $15
Party: $15

© La Suprema, 2023

In a town erased from the maps where there is not even electricity, a teenage girl dreams of being a boxer. When she learns that her uncle will box for the world title and the event will be broadcast live on television, she and the community will go out of their way to watch the fight, while fighting for her dignity and against oblivion.

En un pueblo borrado de los mapas donde ni siquiera hay electricidad, una adolescente sueña con ser boxeadora. Cuando se entera que su tío peleará por el título mundial y el evento será transmitido en vivo por televisión, ella y la comunidad harán hasta lo imposible para ver la pelea, mientras luchan contra el olvido.

Director Felipe Holguín Caro’s moving film captures the vibrancy of the town’s inner life; the musicality of daily talk and chores being done by the river, time spent playing dominoes, and just kids being kids.

-Diana Cadavid, TIFF

Public’s Prize, Cartagena International Film Festival (FICCI), 2024

Ecumenical Jury Award Best International Feature Film, Fribourg International Film Festival (FIFF), 2024

Coral a Post Producción, Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de La Habana, 2023

Silver Colon Audience Award, Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival, 2023

Best Feature Film by Radio Exterior de España, Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival, 2023


Felipe Holguín is a Colombian writer and director. His many credits include the short fictional films Mañana (09), Salvador (10), and La Suerte Del Salao (16), the short documentaries Made In Colombia: Mucho Perro (12), Made In Colombia: Vallenato In The Box (13), and La Cachera (19), the documentary features Transforming Realities (15) and Dream Creators (15) as well as multiple music videos. La Suprema (23) is his debut narrative feature.



OPENING NIGHT CULTURAL PARTNER


This film qualifies for the People’s Choice Award, presented by