Bogotá Story
Pilar, a young mother from Bogotá, receives an internship opportunity in the United States, but her husband, Alejandro, is not willing to leave the country. Set in 1992, as Colombia faces an era of drug violence, car bombs, and daily power outages, the story follows Pilar and Alejandro as they contend with their opposing desires and the danger and darkness around them.
- Colombia, USA
- 2023, 16 min
- Director: Esteban Pedraza
- Director of photography: Ryan Marie Helfant
- Editor: Esteban Pedraza
- Screenplay: Esteban Pedraza
- Music: ARIZA
- Sound: Andrés Silva
- Cast: Catalina Rey, Victor Tarazona
- Art Director: Marcela Gómez Montoya
- Producer: Diana C. Patiño Martínez
- Production: La Productora Cine
Esteban Pedraza
Esteban Pedraza is a Colombian-American filmmaker. Since graduating from NYU’s film program in 2013, he has developed his career as a writer, director, and editor with several award-winning and lauded projects under his belt. His latest short film, Bogotá Story, was shown in official selection at the 2023 Venice International Film Festival. He is currently writing his first feature film.