ARMANDO

3 min – 2012
Colombia
Spanish

Armando: the student, the teacher.

CAST & CREW

director   ALVARO D. RUIZ
writers  producers  JAIME REYES   ALVARO D. RUIZ
director of photography  ALEJO ARDILA
editors  ALVARO D. RUIZ   ALEJO ARDILA
sound  DANIEL CARVAJALINO   NICOLÁS RICO
composers  VINA LYNCH   SANTIAGO MEJÍA G
production company  PURACÉ PICTURES

“IS IT POSSIBLE TO MAKE A DOCUMENTARY THAT CAN BE SHORT AND PRECISE?
ARMANDO PROVES THAT FILM STORY TELLING IS A MATTER OF TACT, GENTLENESS, ACCURACY.”

CARLOS MARIO PINEDA   – FILM CRITIC

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FESTIVALS

Alcine Film Festival, Shortlatino – Madrid, Spain. 2013.
Castilla Film Festival – Medellín, Colombia. 2013.
Neiva Film Festival – Colombia. 2013.
Children’s Film Festival – Bogotá, Colombia. 2013.
FIBABC Iberoamerican Short Film Festival, ABC – España. 2013.
Villa de Leyva Film Festival – Colombia. 2013.
El Espejo Short Film Festival – Bogotá, Colombia. 2013.
Takeshima Audiovisual Festival – Cali, Colombia. 2013.
Santafé de Antioquia Film Festival – Colombia. 2012.
Ciudad Luna Film Festival – Chía, Colombia. 2012.

DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT

Armando’s personal story is a story about life, passion and commitment. Stories such as Armando’s prove that there are people in Colombia who want to and actively seek to make our country a better place.

OFFICIAL SITES – ARMANDO

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