Nidia Santiago

Little Amélie or the Character of Rain

Amélie, a 2-and-a-half-year-old Belgian girl, born in Japan, thinks she is God. From her wide awake and acerbic point of view, she believes she can make plants grow in the garden, or cross the sea by foot. She thinks she’s at the center of everything and she has only one goal: to convert the world to her cult. Unfortunately, almighty Amélie’s power seems limited to her nanny, Nishio-San. Between her family who treats her like any other child and a housekeeper who divinizes her, the choice is clear: Amélie will be Japanese. But her world will fall apart at the age of 3, when she learns that she will have to leave Japan eventually.

The Angst and the Bliss

One summer’s evening in 1933, the writer Raymond Roussel closes the door of his hotel room in Palermo. He swallows pills, drags the mattress to the centre of the room and lies down on it. The next morning his companion finds his corpse. But is he really dead?

Yugo

A and N, a couple of peasants create an informal metallurgy workshop in the outskirts of Bogotá in the hope of a better life. The social, environmental and organic consequences they must endure in order to adapt to the industrial capitalism that storms Latin America affects dramatically their relationship and their history.

Granny's Sexual Life

A trip into grandma's intimate life shows the status of Slovenian women in the first half of the 20th century.

Plans for Love

After 20 years of living together, Carine, Fabrice and their son have a well-ordered daily life. While Carine is restricted to household chores, Fabrice watches TV all the time, each in their own space, their eyes no longer meet.

Horacio

Guillaume kills Horacio "because he was shouting too loud." At his trial, the vacuity of the motive disconcerts. During his 10-year-long stay in prison, Guillaume gradually forgets this story of a guy shouting too loud which convinces no one. When he gets out, someone starts shouting again.

Riviera

At the Riviera, a private apartment building, it’s nap time. The heat is dreadful, but Mr Osganzi and Ms Carmen, true to their habits, are sunbathing near the swimming pool. In his shadowy living room, Monsieur Henriet tries to entertain himself by looking at his neighbours…

Lupus

In December 2011, a security guard was killed by a pack of stray dogs prowling in a poor neighbourhood on the Bogota suburbs.

Chulyen, Raven Story

Chulyen is strong, Chulyen is handsome. Chulyen is weak, Chulyen is ugly. Chulyen is the crow spirit, and three shamans are chasing after him.

Oh Willy...

Forced to return to his naturist roots, Willy bungles his way into noble savagery.