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

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.