SEEDS / SEMILLAS
Shaira, a girl from the eastern plains of Colombia, dreams of participating in a coleo festival (an event similar to a rodeo). But after a recent drought severely damaged the crops, Shaira’s grandfather sells her horse without telling her. One day, he tells Shaira that the reason why some clouds take the shape of animals is that the sky traps them and won’t return them until it rains again. Shaira embarks on a journey to go in search of a special seed that will make the heavens rain again to bring her horse back.
Director: ELIANA NIÑO
Director, screenwriter, and film producer. She earned a Master's degree in Cinéma, Réalisation et Création at the University Paris 8 in France. She is the director of "Heroines and Villains", a collective that seeks to strengthen the craft of women screenwriters. She wrote and directed the short film "Bajo el Jardín", winner of multiple awards at national and international festivals. "Seeds" is her first feature film.