The Colombian Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences has announced today that the film Memoria, directed by Thai Palme d’Or winning director Apichatpong Weerasethakul, will represent Colombia in the best international feature film competition at the 94th edition of the Academy Awards.
Boasting an international cast including Tilda Swinton, Elkin Díaz, Jeanne Balibar, Juan Pablo Urrego, Agnes Brekke and Daniel Giménez Cacho, the film had its world premiere in the official competition at the 74th edition of the Cannes Film Festival last July, where it won the Jury Prize.
The film, which will have its U.S. premiere in a few days at the New York Film Festival, was inspired the director’s own memories and those of people he encountered while traveling across Colombia. The bewildering drama follows Jessica, a Scottish botanist (played by Swinton), who, after hearing a loud ‘bang’ at daybreak, begins experiencing a mysterious sensory syndrome while traversing the jungles of the South American country.
Colombia has received one nomination in the category for international film at the Oscars, for Ciro Guerra’s Embrace of the Serpent in 2016.
Watch the trailer for Memoria:
