La Suprema

Felipe Holguín Caro / Colombia / 2023 / 83 min
La Suprema
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  • Colombia submission to the Academy Award

  • Toronto International Film Festival

  • Cartagena International Film Festival

  • Chicago Latino Film Festival

  • Havana Film Festival

    Post Production Coral Award

  • Fribourg International Film Festival

    Ecumenical Jury Award Best Int'l Feature Film

  • Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival

    Audience Award, Best Feature Film

  • Colombian Film Festival New York

    Best Fiction Film

  • Rio de Janeiro Film Festival

Spanish Film Club
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Synopsis

Spanish with English subtitles

With Elizabeth Martínez, Antonio Jiménez, Pabla Florez, Ana Victoria Rodríguez, Juan José Jiménez, Moisés Ramírez, Miguel Angel Fontalvo, Domingo Zabaleta

Teeming with irrepressible energy, La Suprema takes us back to 2001 Colombia and to a tiny and remote village in the Caribbean region far from any beach and seemingly lost in time.

Laureana is a strong-willed teenager who’s not about to conform to what society or her abuela have in store for her. When she finds out via the newspaper that her estranged uncle is days away from fighting in a boxing world championship in Venezuela, she ignites a spark that will quickly get the whole town on board with watching the match live on national television. The problem? It may be the 21st century, but the village has no electricity and no one has a TV set.

Laureana enlists the help of Efraín, the local trainer who discovered her uncle years ago. After much hesitation, he agrees to follow her lead and set sail for the big city. All odds are against them, but they know this history-making moment might put their town on the map and it is worth giving it their all.

Director Felipe Holguín Caro’s moving film captures the vibrancy of the town’s inner life; the musicality of daily talk and chores being done by the river, time spent playing dominoes, and just kids being kids. Much more than a setting or background, La Suprema and its inhabitants embody the endearing — and enduring — qualities of collective effort, joy, and pain. – Diana Cavadid, Toronto International Film Festival

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About the Director
Felipe Holguín Caro is a Colombian, award-winning film writer/director. He also has experience in casting, first assistant direction, production, and cinematography. Holguín Caro has worked in Bogotá, NYC, São Paulo, and LA. He currently resides in Cartagena, Colombia. He’s the co-founder and executive director of Cumbia Films.

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Holguín Caro received awards at different film festivals for his short films Mañana (2009), La Suerte del Salao (2017), and La Cachera (2019). Caro is also a casting Director and associate producer of El Piedra (2019), a film pre-selected by Colombia for the Oscar and Goya awards.

Caro wrote and directed two documentary films, Transforming Realities (2015) and Dream Creators (2015). He has also directed music videos for Salt Cathedral (Ultra Music), Lao Ra (Sony Music), Kali Uchis (Sony UK), Petrona Martínez, and Palenke Soultribe, among others. He also produced Ricky Martin’s music video La Mordidita, season 28th of The Amazing Race by CBS, and the music video Rumbera by Systema Solar. During his time in Los Angeles, he directed commercial spots for clients such as Ford, Verizon, Heineken, Hershey’s, Sofitel, Hilton, Novus Civitas, Rep/Gray, among others.

La Suprema (2023), his debut feature film, premiered at TIFF. It won the Coral Post award in La Havana Film Festival and the Silver Colón Audience Award at the Huelva Film Festival.

Press

“Highly Recommended. This acclaimed and oftentimes comedic feature film offers an insightful exploration of the rich cultural tapestry within a secluded and cohesive Afro-Latino community. (...) This film is highly recommended for those interested in Afro-Latino culture, Anthropology, Gender Studies, and Music.” – Monique Threatt, Indiana University, EMRO

“This is a film about Afro Latinos giving themselves another look, either through the mirror or a television that, in this case, they install in their shared village plaza.” – Paolo Kagaoan, In the Seats

“La Suprema and its inhabitants embody the endearing — and enduring — qualities of collective effort, joys, and pain.” – Diana Cadavid, Toronto International Film Festival

“La Suprema finds beauty in the mundane. ” – Daniel Prinn, The Movie Buff

“A warm-hearted feel-good film, La Suprema is sure to bring a smile to the audience’s faces. ” – Rachel West, That Shelf

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