In Search of Maria

15m
Documentary
7

Based on the only four surviving shots of the first Colombian silent film, MARÍA (1921), by directors Máximo Calvo (Colombia) and Alfredo del Diestro (Spain), IN SEARCH OF ‘MARIA’ combines historical research, interviews, and scenic reconstruction to rescue the memory of a lost film.

Cast

Elsa Vásquez
María
Sandro Romero Rey
Efraín
Carlos Mayolo
Máximo Calvo
Luis Ospina
Alfredo del Diestro
Jorge Nieto
Federico López

Crew

Luis Ospina
Director
Jorge Nieto
Director
Jorge Isaacs
Novel
Karen Lamassonne
Art Direction

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