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Synopsis

José de los Santos (70) lives in a village on the Colombian Pacific Coast. As child, he learned the arts of mortuary rituals inherited from his African former slaves ancestors. He accompanies the dead ones on their way to eternal rest. One day, the soul of his son Pium-Pium –who was violently murdered– announces his death to him, warning him that he must not die near his home, and above all, he must die in peace. José de los Santos begins a journey through the jungle to find a place to die, defying the curfew imposed by the illegal armed groups that dispute the territory. He must survive the guns to avoid joining the souls in purgatory.

Director

Santiago Lozano Álvarez

Biography

Santiago Lozano Álvarez is a Colombian director, screenwriter, and producer. Born in Cali, he studied Communication at Universidad del Valle and earned a Master’s degree in Film and Television Screenwriting from Universidad Carlos III in Madrid. He has worked as an assistant director and as still photographer. His debut feature SIEMBRA, co-directed with Ángela Osorio, premiered at Locarno and won multiple awards. I SAW THREE BLACK LIGHTS was developed during the Cinéfondation Résidence in Cannes and premiered in the Panorama section of the Berlinale. Lozano lives in Cali and teaches at Universidad Autónoma de Occidente.

Filmography

Siembra (2015), I Saw Three Black Lights (2024)

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