A narrow railway track running through a dense green forest with tall trees and lush foliage.

France / Colombia

30 mins | 2022 | Documentary | HD | 5.1 | DCP
Spanish | English and French Subtitles.

MOTORRODILLO

Deep in the mountains in Colombia, the descendants of railroad workers have created a makeshift transport system that runs on abandoned tracks. Through an immersive ride in a tropical forest we discover the daily rhythm of this vehicle that serves hundreds of people everyday who were left disconnected when the national train became obsolete. In the midst of internal petty arguments, the group is suddenly threatened by authorities who arbitrarily force them to legalize.

FESTIVALS


2022 Dok Leipzig. Leipzig, Germany - International Shorts Competition. World Premiere
2022 Doc NYC. New York, USA - Shorts Competition
2022 Rencontres du cinéma documentaire. Paris, France Prix du Public / Audience prize
2022 Bogoshorts. Bogota, Colombia - Panorama Nacional
2023 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. Missoula, USA - Official Selection
2023 Filmer le Travail. Poitiers, France - International Competition Prix du Public / Audience prize
2023 Tampere Film Festival. Tampere, Finland - International Competition
2023 Trento Film Festival - Trento, Italy
2023 Festival of Transcultural Cinema - Freiburg, Germany
2023 FIFAD International Alpine Film Festival - Les Diablerets, Switzerland. International Competition
2023 Film Festival della Lessinia - Bosco Chiesanuova, Italy. International Competition
2023 Uppsala International Short Film Festival - Uppsala, Sweden. International Competition
2023 Escales Documentaires - La Rochelle, France. Escale en Courts
2023 Ojo al Sancocho - Ciudad Bolívar; Bogotá, Colombia
2023 Festival Cinemartinique - Fort de France, Martinique. Documentary Competition.
2023 Festival de Cine Corto de Popayán - Popayán. Colombia. Panorama Nacional.
2023 Festival Internacional de Cine de Oriente - Guatapé, Colombia
2023 Festival Internacional de Cine de Engativá, Colombia. Festival Cortometraje Nacional Documental
2024 Festival de Cine y de Derechos Humanos - Vieques, Puerto Rico. Mejor Cortometraje Internacional / Best International Short
2024 Festival Internacional de Cine por los Derechos Humanos -Colombia (FICDEH) - Selección Oficial
- Cortometraje Documental Nacional
2024 ARKIPEL – Jakarta International Documentary and Experimental Film Festival - Indonesia. International Competition
2024 Working Title Film Festival. Vicenza, IT *Best Short Film

Production: The Kingdom, Paris

Educational and Library Distribution
Images en bibliothèques - Commission nationale de sélection des médiathèques.

Images de la Culture, Catalogue CNC - Paris. France

Poster for the short film 'Motorradillo' with credits for director Alba Jaramillo, editor Francine Lemaître, cinematographer David Horacio Montoya, sound Andres Acevedo, editor and mixer Manuel Vidal, colorist Michael Derosset, produced by The Kingdom, co-produced by Encuentro Films, and supported by several organizations. The poster features black and orange stylized text and graphics, with official film festival badges.

Grants

2021 Post-production Grant, Cinéma 93 - CNC, Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée, France
2019 Global Short Docs Forum grant, One World Media, Kiev, UA.

Reviews and Interviews
The Film Verdict - Review by Ben Nicholson - https://thefilmverdict.com/motorrodillo/
Testkammer (Interview in German/English) https://testkammer.com/2023/02/06/sieben-fragen-an-alba-jaramillo/