Nosotras
a film by Emilce Quevedo Díaz
Colombia | autoethnographic doc | color | 70 min | 2023
About this film
Synopsis
Through three generations of women in her family, the director reflects on the joys of women’s bonds and resilience but also on the devastating impact of traditional gender roles, gender violence, and the suffocating weight of religion.
More about this film
After getting married, director Emilce Quevedo Díaz decides to turn the camera on three generations of women in her family when they gather to take care of her grandmother Sixta, who lives in a remote village in the Colombian countryside and is facing a terminal illness. Sixta’s strength of character and her life of pain and endurance are evident in her fragile, aged body. She grew up without being shown love and never learned how to express love to her daughters. Slowly, sisters, mothers, and daughters begin to speak for the first time, telling stories they had long kept secret, and together they embark on a painful yet hopeful journey of love, life, and death. We, the Women is a reflection on the joys of family and women’s bonds, the devastating impact of traditional gender roles, sexism, domestic violence, and the suffocating weight of religion.
Lucila Moctezuma. HOTDOCS
Plot keywords
Debut film | gender roles | domestic violence | motherhood | sisterhood | women stories | films directed by women | memory | religion | rural life | Colombia | political violence | Latin America
Crew & Cast
Original title: Nosotras
International title: We, the Women
Country of origin: Colombia
Running time: 70 min
Original language: Spanish
Directed by: Emilce Quevedo Díaz
Producers: Emilce Quevedo Díaz, Susana Urrea
Executive Producer: Emilce Quevedo Díaz
Associate Producers: Kelli Kieley, Paola Mendoza, Javier Nunez
Writers: Emilce Quevedo Díaz, Tatiana Andrade, María José Salcedo
Editors: Ricardo Acosta, María Alejandra Briganti, Carlos Cordero
Cinematography: Emilce Quevedo Díaz
Additional Cinematography: Marcia Juzga, Pilar Perdomo, Juana Jiménez, Iván Sierra, Helkin René Díaz ADFC
Composer: “Las Áñez”, Juan Salazar
Sound: Isabel Torres, Marcela Vanegas, Deisy Quevedo Díaz, Carolina Fernández
Sound Mix: Juan Salazar
Sound Design: Juan Salazar
Post-Production: Manuela Paredes (Grading)
Production company: Ojo x Ojo Producciones
Festivals & Awards
- Winner. Film Development Fund / Documentary. Ministry of Culture of Colombia. 2011
- Winner. PuertoLab Postproduction Award. Cartagena Film Festival. 2015
- Winner. Postproduction Fund / Documentary. Ministry of Culture of Colombia. 2019
- World Premiere. Persister Section. HotDocs Film Festival. 2023
- Winner. Special Jury’s Mention. Documentary Competition. Festival Biarritz Amérique Latine 2023.
- Documentary Competition. Ciné Martinique Festival, 2023.
- Winner. Best Colombian Feature. Cali International FF, 2023.
- Winner. Audience Award. Junction North International Documentary FF. Canada, 2024
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Sinopsis
A través de tres generaciones de mujeres en su familia, la directora reflexiona sobre el valor de la sororidad y la resiliencia de las mujeres, pero también sobre el impacto devastador de los roles de género tradicionales, la violencia de género y el peso sofocante de la religión.
Un autorretrato familiar con una carga emocional poderosa, dolor y esperanza a la vez.
Ficha técnica
Título original: Nosotras
Título internacional: We, the Women
País de origen: Colombia
Duración: 70 min
Idioma original: Español
Dirigida por: Emilce Quevedo Díaz
Producida por: Emilce Quevedo Díaz, Susana Urrea
Productora ejecutiva: Emilce Quevedo Díaz
Productores asociados: Kelli Kieley, Paola Mendoza, Javier Nunez
Escrita por: Emilce Quevedo Díaz, Tatiana Andrade, María José Salcedo
Editores: Ricardo Acosta, María Alejandra Briganti, Carlos Cordero
Dirección de fotografía: Emilce Quevedo Díaz
Fotografía adicional: Marcia Juzga, Pilar Perdomo, Juana Jiménez, Iván Sierra, Helkin René Díaz ADFC
Compositores: “Las Áñez”, Juan Salazar
Sonido: Isabel Torres, Marcela Vanegas, Deisy Quevedo Díaz, Carolina Fernández
Mezcla de sonido: Juan Salazar
Diseño de sonido: Juan Salazar
Post-producción: Manuela Paredes (Grading)
Empresa productora: Ojo x Ojo Producciones
Festivales y premios
- Ganador del Estímulo para Realización de Documentales del Fondo de Desarrollo Cinematográfico Colombiano, Ministerio de Cultura. 2011
- Ganador de premio de Postproducción PuertoLab, Festival de Cine de Cartagena 2015
- Ganador del Estímulo para Post Producción de Documentales del Fondo de Desarrollo Cinematográfico Colombiano, Ministerio de Cultura. 2019
- Premiere Mundial. Sección Persister. HotDocs Film Festival. 2023
- Mención Especial del Jurado. Competencia de Documental. Festival Biarritz Amérique Latine 2023.
- Competencia Documental. Ciné Martinique Festival, 2023.
- Mejor Largometraje Colombiano. Cali International FF, 2023.
- Premio del Público. Junction North International Documentary FF. Canada, 2024
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Sinopse
Através de três gerações de mulheres em sua família, a diretora reflexiona sobre o valor da sororidade e a resiliência das mulheres, mas também sobre o impacto devastador dos papéis de gênero tradicionais, a violência de gênero e o peso sufocante de a religião.
Um autorretrato de família com forte carga emocional, dor e esperança ao mesmo tempo.
Ficha técnica
Título original: Nosotras
Título internacional: We, the Women
Pais de origem: Colômbia
Duração: 70 min
Idioma original: Espanhol
Dirigida por: Emilce Quevedo Díaz
Producida por: Emilce Quevedo Díaz, Susana Urrea
Produtora ejecutiva: Emilce Quevedo Díaz
Produtores associados: Kelli Kieley, Paola Mendoza, Javier Nunez
Escrita por: Emilce Quevedo Díaz, Tatiana Andrade, María José Salcedo
Editores: Ricardo Acosta, María Alejandra Briganti, Carlos Cordero
Direção de fotografia: Emilce Quevedo Díaz
Fotografia adicional: Marcia Juzga, Pilar Perdomo, Juana Jiménez, Iván Sierra, Helkin René Díaz ADFC
Compositores: “Las Áñez”, Juan Salazar
Som: Isabel Torres, Marcela Vanegas, Deisy Quevedo Díaz, Carolina Fernández
Mixagem de som: Juan Salazar
Desenho de som: Juan Salazar
Pós-produção: Manuela Paredes (Grading)
Empresa produtora: Ojo x Ojo Producciones
Festivais e prêmios
- Vencedor do Incentivo à Realização de Documentários do Fundo Colombiano de Desenvolvimento Cinematográfico, Ministério da Cultura. 2011
- Vencedor do Prêmio de Pós-produção PuertoLab. Festival de Cinema de Cartagena. 2015
- Vencedor do Incentivo à Pós Produção de Documentários do Fundo Colombiano de Desenvolvimento Cinematográfico, Ministério da Cultura. 2011
- Estreia Mundial. HotDocs Film Festival. 2023
- Menção Especial do Júri. Mostra Competitiva de Documentário Festival Biarritz Amérique Latine 2023.
- Mostra Competitiva de Documentário. Ciné Martinique Festival, 2023.
- Melhor Longa-metragem Colombiano. Cali International FF, 2023.
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