LOVE, WOMEN AND FLOWERS
SECTION: Official Selection Cannes Classics
DIRECTOR: Marta Rodríguez, Jorge Silva
PRODUCTION: Fundación Cine Documental, Jonathan Curling, Luis Crump
GENRE: Documental
RUNNING TIME: 52min
RESTORATION CREDITS:
DIRECTION AND PRODUCTION OF RESTAURATION: Felipe Colmenares
COORDINATION: Marta Rodríguez
EXECUTIVE PRODUCTION: Felipe Colmenares, Lucas Silva
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: Maria Gabriela Torres Borda
What is the cost of beauty?
In the 80’s, the floriculture industry was booming in Colombia and was internationally acclaimed. However, behind the idyllic image of abundance, the reality is different. The documentary film Love, Women and Flowers directed by Marta Rodriguez and Jorge Silva denounces the use of pesticides in the flower fields of the Colombian savannah as well as the working conditions of the mostly female workforce. Starting from an anthropological approach, the film collects during five years the testimonies of the workers and follows them in their daily life. A pioneering film about emancipation, dignity and the fight for the environment.
A long filming marked by the sudden death of Jorge Silva and carried to the end by his co-director and partner Marta Rodriguez.
"I had to draw a lot of love to finish this film." Marta Rodríguez.
SCREENING:
Friday, May 21
10pm
Buñel Hall