Los mayores ríos se deslizan bajo tierra

Two friends practice archery in a vacant lot. A young acting student sells an old lamp at an urban swap-meet. Then she and a friend leave the city on a moped, going to the country for a swim. Finally, we see her watering a field of strawberries. This is a film of fragments, its meandering narrative matched by its grainy, impressionistic cinematography. While focusing on a single character, Vélez never allows us to get a grip on who she might really be. Colombia has established itself in recent years as a burgeoning film scene, and UNDERGROUND RIVERS indicates that Vélez is someone to watch. (Michael Sicinski)

This film will be shown as part of the screening SHORT FILM PROGRAMME 8: CHOICES.