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The Vampires of Poverty
The Vampires of Poverty
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THE VAMPIRES OF POVERTY

Agarrando pueblo

Directed by Luis Ospina, Carlos Mayolo
Colombia, 1978
Comedy, Short

Synopsis

Two filmmakers travel around impoverished sectors of the cities of Bogotá and Cali in search of the images of abjection needed to complete a documentary commissioned by German TV. Meanwhile, another camera captures these “vampire” filmmakers feeding off the misery of their marginal subjects.

Synopsis

Two filmmakers travel around impoverished sectors of the cities of Bogotá and Cali in search of the images of abjection needed to complete a documentary commissioned by German TV. Meanwhile, another camera captures these “vampire” filmmakers feeding off the misery of their marginal subjects.