LA SUPREMA
Director: Felipe Holguín Caro
Colombia | 2023 | Spanish with English subtitles | 83 min | Drama
Preceded by the short film Kuayé
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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.