Heat Wave

Drama , Short Films

Heat Wave

Directed By: Laura Gutiérrez-Ardila
Synopsis

La Mona is willing to make any sacrifice to guarantee her authority in La Hondura, even if the price she pays, is loneliness.

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Directed by

Laura Gutiérrez-Ardila

She is a screenwriter, director, producer, and teacher. Her first short film, Heat wave, was selected for the Fribourg International Film Festival, Kortfilmfestivalen Grimstad, Aesthetica Short Film Festival, Montreal Feminist Film Festival, LASA in Paris, Black & Brown Femme Film Festival in Chicago, and Bogoshorts, where it won the award for Best Actress. Her second short film, where things move, made children and young audiences, is currently in post-production. Her first feature film, La Hondura, is in development. The project’s universe expands through the graphic novel A Day in La Hondura (2024). She co-wrote Un día de mayo, winner of the 2025 Premios Macondo 2025 for Best National Short Film, as well as Lovers Go Home!, a feature film by Juan Sebastián Mesa, currently in post-production. She holds a degree in Political Science and an M.A. in Audiovisual Studies and Creation (Magna Cum Laude), and was awarded a European Union Cultural Studies scholarship in the Netherlands. Her filmmaking practice is rooted in research-creation, bringing together cinema, political science, and literature.
Style & Format
Award-Winning Films , Debut Directors , International Films
Identity & Perspective
Latina / Afro-Latina Perspectives
Topics
Love & Relationships , Motherhood & Family

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