Abril Cine
Films
Filmmakers
Erin MacphersonJefferson Jiménez
Maria Jimena Sánchez
Laura Castillo
a film by Lola Barreto Guerrero
10 chapters x 8 min | animated documentary series | 2020 | Colombia
Synopsis
Marrows, Healing from the Root is a 10-episode experimental animated documentary that brings together the voices of diverse women. Through intimate testimonies, the series addresses experiences of gender-based discrimination, violence, and inequality. Animation expands their stories into a poetic visual language, using texture, colour, and metaphor to transform trauma into memory. Rooted in the image of Bogotá’s walnut tree, each episode journeys to the marrow—the essence and the origin—where pain is redefined and healing begins from the root.
director Lola Barreto Guerrero
screenplay Laura Benavides Ramírez
research Jimena Sánchez Granados, Diana Caicedo, Lola Barreto
production companies Dieciséis 9 Films, Canal Capital: Public Communication System
producer Laura Castillo (Abril Cine)
commissioned producers Angela Paola González Vásquez, Juan Manuel Nieto Fajardo
Awards & Selections
- Japan Prize 2022 (Tokyo) - Selected as a finalist in the Lifelong Learning category, which honours innovative educational content for youth and adults. The award ceremony took place on November 4, 2022, in Tokyo.
- INPUT – International Public Television and Video Festival - Officially selected to represent Colombia at INPUT, the most important global showcase of public television.
- TAL Awards 2021–2022 - Winner of Best Microprogram and finalist in the category Gender and Diversity Perspective.