Not My Name

Colombia, 19 min.

1996 – When a Colombian family must travel on a perilous rural road with fake identities, fear exposes their child to the reality of war.

PGA Create Program (2024) – Feature
Cinequanon Script Revision Lab (2024) – Feature
Film Independent Screenwriting Lab (2024) – Feature
Film Independent Producing Lab (2023) – Feature
Focus Features Award for Social and Cultural Impact (2024) – Short
Columbia University Film Festival Audience Award (2024) – Short
Columbia University Film Festival Jury Honors (2024) – Short
Katharina Otto-Bernstein Mentorship and Development Prize (2022) – Short
Bogoshorts Film Market Incubator (2022) – Short

This is a proof of concept short film for a feature film script of the same name, currently in development. Script available upon request.

Written/Directed by Juan Paulo Laserna
Producers: Valeria Contreras and Vicente Gonzalez
Co-Producer: Olivia Peralta
Director of Photography: Jaime Barrios
Editor: Luis Troetsch
Composer: Guidian Shturman
Cast: Damian Samper, Maria Fernanda Cardoza, Sandra Beltran, Jose Luis Uribe

Genre: Drama
Language: Spanish
Filmed in Colombia