While imprisoned for drug trafficking in Barcelona, Hernando Toro began his career as a photographer. For more than a decade, from a cell he turned into a professional studio, he took thousands of portraits of those who, like him, lived behind bars. Despite the richness of his work, much of Toro’s archive was forgotten once he was released. This documentary recovers his negatives and explores not only his journey but also part of the unseen archive. What began as a question about the past has slowly become an observation of the final years of this magnificent artist’s life.
Festivals
- 61st Cartagena de Indias International Film Festival 2022 – World premiere
- 8th Cine de las Alturas International Film Festival – Three awards
- 14th Cali International Film Festival
- 19th Pacific Meridian International Film Festival of Asian-Pacific Countries, Vladivostok, Russia
- Atlantidoc Film Festival
- Montes de María Film Festival
- Manizales International Film Fair
- Bogocine Festival – ‘Enrique Grau’ Pre-Columbian Gold Circle Award for Best Art Documentary
- 23rd Antioquia Film Festival
- Orchid International Queer Film Festival ROSARITO
Funds and markets
- Winner of the documentary grant of the Colombian Ministry of Culture.
- Winner of the Original Score grant of the Colombian Ministry of Culture.
- IDARTES 2018. Production grant for short documentary.
- Mia Market 2018. Pitching forum.
- Colombian Film Development Fund (FDC) 2020. Documentary post-production.
- IDARTES 2020. Grant for feature film music composition.
- Honourable Mention, Villa de Leyva International Film Festival 2020. Work in Progress category.
- Kine Award, Santiago International Documentary Festival 2020. First Cut category.
- Buena Suerte Award, Santiago International Documentary Festival 2020. First Cut category.
- Selected at the Cartagena International Film Festival 2020. Work in Progress category.
- DocMontevideo Market 2020.
- Florianópolis Audiovisual Mercosul Market 2020.
- 4th Medellín Documentary Salon 2020.
