In 2018 a group of filmmakers who call themselves “Los Quietos” (“The Still Ones”) set out to make a film essay about a hypothetical stillness syndrome in the Republic of Colombia. To do so, they invite the master of Colombian documentary Luis Ospina, presidential candidate Gustavo Petro and writer Juan Gabriel Vásquez to give them clues with which to delve into the history, geography and idiosyncrasy of Colombia — a country that, paradoxically, is anything but still. For unknown reasons the project remains unfinished.

Fifty years later, a researcher recovers the raw footage of that project and edits it into a public presentation, unveiling that hypothetical Colombian stillness syndrome at a major film festival.

A production by GusanoFilms and El Gesto in collaboration with El Apartamento Films, Monógrafo Estudio, La Bocina and Rara Colectivo Audiovisual. With the support of Proimágenes Colombia, the Colombian Ministry of Culture and the National Library of Colombia.

Awards

• Fugas Award – Documenta Madrid
• Best Latin American Film Award – 36th Mar del Plata International Film Festival
• Best Editing and Best Screenplay Awards – La Cabina, Valencia International Medium-Length Film Festival
• Best Short Film and Best Editing Awards – 50th ALCINE, Alcalá de Henares Film Festival
• Best Short Film Award – Medina del Campo Film Week
• Special Jury Mention – Viña del Mar International Film Festival

Festivals

• Visions du Réel (2021) – World premiere
• Documenta Madrid – National premiere – Fugas Award
• 24th Málaga Film Festival
• 19th Doclisboa Film Festival
• BIFF, Bogotá International Film Festival
• SEMINCI, Valladolid International Film Week
• L’Alternativa 2021, Festival de Cinema Independent de Barcelona
• MIDBO 23, Bogotá International Documentary Showcase
• 36th Mar del Plata International Film Festival – Best Latin American Film Award
• La Cabina, Valencia International Medium-Length Film Festival – Best Editing and Best Screenplay Awards
• 50th ALCINE, Alcalá de Henares Film Festival – Best Short Film and Best Editing Awards
• Doc Alliance
• Neighboring Scenes
• Medina del Campo Film Week – Best Short Film Award
• Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival
• Riga International Short Film Festival – 2ANNAS
• Cali Film Festival
• Viña del Mar International Film Festival