Alis is a documentary film, directed by Clare Weiskopf and Nicolás van Hemelryck and released in 2022.[1] A coproduction of companies from Colombia, Chile and Romania, the film centres on ten teenage girls at a boarding school in Bogotá. In order to provide a safe and supportive entry point to the painful truths of each girl's experience, the filmmakers frame the story through asking each girl to imagine that they have a new classmate named Alis, and to describe both her and their own relationship with her.[2]
The film premiered in February 2022 at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival,[3] where it was the winner of both the Crystal Bear for best film in the Generation 14+ program[4] and the Teddy Award for best LGBTQ-related documentary film.[5]
At the 11th Macondo Awards in 2023, the film won the award for Best Documentary, and the filmmaking team were nominated for Best Screenplay.[6]
References
- ^ Tara Judah, "‘Alis’: Berlin Review". Screen Daily, March 1, 2022.
- ^ Alfonso Rivera, "Review: Alis". Cineuropa, February 21, 2022.
- ^ "Berlinale: Watch the Trailer for the Colombian Documentary ALIS". Cinema Tropical, February 7, 2022.
- ^ Vassilis Economou, "Alis and Comedy Queen win the Crystal Bears in Berlinale’s Generation". Cineuropa, February 16, 2022.
- ^ Sandra Ramírez Ortega, "Latin films win Teddy Awards in Berlin". Al Día, February 21, 2022.
- ^ "La lista completa de nominados a los Premios Macondo 2023". Radiónica, September 28, 2023.