Cuentos para no dormir

"Carlos is the Colombian father of Ecuadorian filmmaker Penagos. The stories he told her as a child were more innocent variations on his real-life experiences as a member of a guerrilla army. Filming him during a long car journey, Penagos encourages her father to tell the real versions of the stories. What he reveals offers an insight to the other side of his life, away from home, fighting Colombian state forces. Divided into chapters and interspersed with shadow puppet plays and stage performances that re-enact Carlos’ tales, Not a Bedtime Story is a fascinating exploration of Latin American identity, which has often combined harsh reality with magical realism, and an acknowledgement of how little we often know about those closest to us."
(Sheffield DocFest)

Cuando Lila era niña, su padre Carlos le contaba historias a la hora de dormir, cuentos que mezclaban fantasía, un pasado guerrillero y los restos de una familia rota. Treinta años más tarde, en un desafío documental, ambos se proponen traerlas al presente a través de representaciones, conversaciones y un viaje que los expone a realidades dolorosas, tanto políticas como personales. Así la realidad irrumpe en la fantasía para dar un nuevo significado a la memoria.