In Conversation: Fabián Hernández
Join us this Thursday, December 7 for a special conversation with Fabián Hernández, director of Un varón, Colombia's official Oscar submission. The filmmaker will talk about the process of making his debut feature, as well as the film's themes of masculinity and marginality. The conversation will be followed by a reception hosted by the Consulate of Colombia in New York.
The captivating and poignant drama from the exciting up-and-coming writer-director Hernández, is a sensitive and subtle exploration of Latin American masculinity and gender dynamics against the backdrop of Bogota's streets. Acclaimed at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight, the story centers around Carlos, a young man who lives in a youth shelter in the heart of the city, seeking respite from the harshness of life. As Christmas approaches, he longs to spend the day with his mother and sister, who are ensnared in the throes of urban turmoil. Carlos navigates the streets under the protection of Freddy, for whom he sells drugs—but when he cannot live up to Freddy’s macho expectations, he must make a choice between his survival and adhering to societal constructs of masculinity.
Thursday, December 7, 7pm
Consulate of Colombia in New York
10 East 46th Street (between Fifth Ave. and Madison), New York City
FREE! RSVP at cnuevayork@cancilleria.gov.co
About Fabián Hernández
Born in Bogotá, Colombia, Hernández founded the production company Níquel Films in 2015 with which he has written, directed and produced the short films Mala maña (Bad Mood, 2015), Tras la montaña (Behind the Mountain, 2016), Golpe y censura (Coup and Censorship, 2018) and Las ánimas (The Thrills, 2020). His debut feature, Un varón, premiered at the Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival in 2022, and has won many awards including Special Jury Prize, Best Fiction Photography, International Critics Prize and Prize for Best Actor at the Lima Film Festival; the Libertés Chéries Award at the Paris Gay and Lesbian Film Festival; and the Arrecife Award at the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema in Havana, among others. In addition to his career as a director he has worked in the area of education as a teacher of screenwriting and cinema in public schools in Bogotá, and has also worked as an assistant director in film productions in Colombia. He has been selected to participate in L'Atelier at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival, in the Project Development Workshop of the TYPA and IMCINE Foundation 2018, and in the Work in Progress Workshop at the San Sebastián Film Festival 2021. He is currently developing his new feature film, The Birds.
