Feb 28, 2025
Requiem for Colombia
Can a musical be composed in two different languages, with 230 distinct songs, by a single artist? Can the same artist create a four-hour film alone? Such is the achievement of filmmaker Hugo Noël Santander Ferreira, who, in Requiem for Colombia, presents us with more than 200 musical compositions in English and Spanish, inspired by his polished verses in rhymed paired hendecasyllables. Requiem…
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