Filmmaker Statement

After making films for almost a decade, Bogotá Story is the first one that takes me back to my roots in Colombia. Though fictional, it's a very personal film inspired by my parents and the challenges I don’t remember living through as a baby. On a broad level, the film depicts a common, worldwide experience held by those who are forced to envision a brighter future in a place they don’t call home, potentially leaving behind a profound sense of meaning and identity. On a more intimate level, it asks questions about our duty to our families versus our duty to ourselves. As a Colombian who grew up with a single mom in the States, these themes and questions have been a natural obsession for me since I was a child.