Dopamina

synopsis

The filmmaker’s family falls into crisis when her father is diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease – a condition in which the brain stops producing dopamine, the hormone responsible for muscle movement and happiness. At the same time, Natalia is coming out to her parents, former left-wing social activists, something for which they have no understanding. In her intimate and contemplative film, the director interviews her relatives about their life stories and, through an intergenerational dialogue, tries to reach a mutual respect and family harmony that could help her sick father.

“Making films is my way of experiencing the world, the most organic form of inhabiting it that I have ever felt. Dopamine, my first feature film, was a necessity and a beautiful exorcism.” N. Imery Almario 

biography

Colombian director and artist Natalia Imery Almario (1990) studied social communication and documentary filmmaking. She makes short films and video art for art galleries. For her short film Alén (2014), which mixes reality and fiction and maps the independent music scene in the Colombian city of Cali, she received an award at the festival in Cartagena.

more about film

director:	Natalia Imery Almario
cast:	Ricardo Imery, Gloria Almario, Natalia Imery, Enrica Colazzo, Angela Romero
producer:	Oscar Ruiz Navia
script:	Natalia Imery Almario
photography:	Laura Imery
editing:	María Alejandra Briganti
music:	Irene Rodriguez Gomez
art director:	Angela Romero Leyton

contact

CONTRAVÍA FILMS
Oscar Ruiz Navia
CRA. 24B # 2A - 190 Barrio Miraflores
Valle del Cauca / Cali / Colombia
+57 3113727657 / contraviafilms@gmail.com
http://www.contraviafilms.com