Overview

• Barrio Triste premiered on September 2 in Venice’s Orizzonti/Horizontes section, where it competes for best debut feature.
• Set in late-1980s Medellín, the film begins with a stolen reporter’s camera and unfolds through the teenagers’ recordings.
• Stillz serves as writer, director and cinematographer, bringing a visual sensibility shaped by videos for Bad Bunny, Coldplay and Rosalía.
• The director did not speak at the premiere; the Biennale published his brief statement about boys who “disappeared in the light.”
• Coverage from 24 Horas reports a Colombia–U.S. coproduction with original music by ARCA, an executive role for Harmony Korine, and a slot in NYFF’s Currents program.