LA SOLEDAD
North American Premiere
Country: Canada, Italy, Venezuela
Language: Spanish
Running Time: 89min
Film Year: 2016
Category: Jordan Ressler Screenwriting Competition
Handyman José lives with his family in La Soledad, a ramshackle villa located in what was once among Caracas’ most affluent neighborhoods. After learning that the villa’s owners are planning to sell the estate, José seeks any solution that might keep his six-year-old daughter from growing up in Caracas’ crime-sodden slums. Might that fabled treasure supposedly hidden in La Soledad’s walls offer José’s family a chance at a better life?
Jorge Thielen Armand’s feature debut carves fiction from reality: La Soledad was once his family’s home; this story is true, acted out by the people who lived it. La Soledad is a magnificent feat of real-life storytelling—and a profound fusion of creativity and compassion.
This film is also featured in the 2017 Film Festival’s HBO Ibero American Competition Film Category.
SHOWTIMES
Monday March 6th @ 7:00pm MDC’S TOWER THEATER (THEATER 1) Add to Schedule
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credits
Director: Jorge Thielen Armand
Producer: Adriana Herrera, Rodrigo Michelangeli, Jorge Thielen Armand
Screenwriter: Jorge Thielen Armand, Rodrigo Michelangeli
Executive Producer: Rodrigo Michelangeli, Adriana Herrera, Jorge Thielen Armand, Fermín Branger
Cinematographer: Rodrigo Michelangeli
Editor: Felipe Guerrero
Jorge Thielen Armand
Jorge Thielen Armand is a Venezuelan director based in Toronto and Caracas. He earned a bachelor’s degree in communication studies from Montréal’s Concordia University. He directed the short documentary “Flor de la mar”. La Soledad (16) marks his feature debut as a director, and with Rodrigo Michelangeli (also making his feature screenwriting debut), as a screenwriter.
