World premiere
The Red Tree
Eliécer is a middle-aged man whose way of life has pretty much settled. The familiar life can no longer continue when a little girl called Esperanza appears behind his door. The girl claims to be his half-sister and has come to look for him after the death of their father. Not wanting to take Esperanza to live with him, he decides to take her to the capital to look for the mother who left her as a child.
The man packs up his unique musical instrument, collects what little money he has and starts looking for a boatman to take them across the water. The boatman found is Toño, who has a dream of a big city and a career as a boxer. The three different paths join into a journey that leads to adventure, self-discovery and intimacy. As events unfold, they all get closer to their true desires.
“The Red Tree” is a road movie that tells a captivating story about three people at very different stages of life. The author reflects on both universal and individual questions. During the production process, the film has received a lot of recognition and media coverage from various work in progress programmes, which has inspired Joan Gómez Endara to start several new film projects.
Dora Lall
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Joan Gómez Endara on Colombias elav ja töötav filmirežissöör ja -produtsent ning ühtlasi sealse filmiproduktsioonifirma Big-Sur Peliculas kaasasutaja. On lavastanud ja kaaskirjutanud lühifilmid „Bloodfighters“ ja „The Wallet“, mis võeti üles Barcelonas 2013. aastal. Ta on töötanud ka teles teise režissööri ja abirežissöörina mitmete tuntud kodumaiste filmide ja filmikompaniide juures ning tal on magistrikraad filmirežii alal Kataloonia filmikoolist (ESCAC). „Punane puu“ on Endara esimene täispikk mängufilm.
Best Film Award, grant of 5000 euros from National Geographic