synopsis
Being a daughter, being a mother, becoming a woman. In Bogota, a bird-girl leaves behind the family home, her domineering mother and faithful dog to go and explore her sexuality.
European Film Forum Scanorama
LA PERRA
Credits
original title
LA PERRA
international title
LA PERRA
Country/Countries
France
Year
2023
Duration
14 min
sound
Juanma López, Daniel Giraldo
editing
Juan Sebastián Quebrada
producer
Julie Billy, Naomi Denamur, Franco Lolli, Capucine Mahé
vita
Carla Melo Gampert
Carla Melo Gampert (1993, Bogotá) is a visual artist who graduated from the Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá and from the Film program at the Universidad Torcuato di Tella in Buenos Aires. Her graduate thesis, the animated short film POR AHORA UN CUENTO, had its international premiere at the Annecy Festival before travelling to Dok Leipzig, FicValdivia, Curta Kinoforum and São Paulo, among others. In addition to her work as a director, she curates audiovisual exhibitions such as Animación Porosa (Cinemateca de Bogotá, 2022). In LA PERRA, her first professional animated short, she continues her exploration about body and femininity.
