A funeral car cruises the streets of Medellín, while a young director tells the story of his past in this violent and conservative city. He remembers the production of his first film, a B-Movie with ghosts. The young queer scene of Medellín is cast for the film, but the main protagonist dies of a heroin overdose at the age of 21, just like many friends of the director. Anhell69 explores the dreams, doubts, and fears of an annihilated generation, and the struggle to carry on making cinema.
"Colombian filmmaker Theo Montoya crafts a dark meditation on a nation, and a generation." —Jonathan Holland, Screen Daily
This film screens as part of our Queer Latin American Series, presented in celebration of Pride Month. The films include I Carry You With Me (June 6), The Place Without Limits (June 13), Anhell69 (June 20), and Raw Session (June 27).