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
Joan Gómez Endara is a Colombian director and producer, founding partnerof Big–Sur Películas. He has directed and co-written the short films “Bloodfighters” and “The Wallet", shot in Barcelona in 2013. He has also worked as a second unit director in a TV series for the colombian Caracol Channel, and previously asassistant director for renowned colombian films and film production companies. He holds a Master’s Degree in Film Direction from the Superior School of Cinema and Audiovisual of Catalonia (ESCAC) in Barcelona. "The Red Tree" is his first full-length fiction feature film.
Award for the best film, grant of 5000€ by
