BARRIO TRISTE
In an impoverished neighborhood of 1980s Medellín, a group of disaffected teens steal a TV reporter’s camera to document their lives, piercing the derelict landscape’s oppressive atmosphere with disarming reflections on dreams and death. But their understanding of reality and hope begins to erode as reports of mysterious lights falling from the sky coincide with temporal and spatial distortions. The feature debut from Bad Bunny collaborator STILLZ, soundtracked by the first original score by Venezuelan electronic musician Arca, BARRIO TRISTE is a generational portrait of Colombia’s forgotten youth, both personal and specific in its perspective, yet unclassifiable in its formal audacity. Accompanied by Arca’s intense, shapeshifting sonic palette, STILLZ boldly navigates the liminal spaces between despair and transcendence. (Note courtesy of Film Movement.)
Official Selection, 2025 Venice, Toronto and New York Film Festivals. DIR/SCR Stillz; PROD James Clauer, Eric Kohn, Esteban Zuluaga. Colombia/U.S., 2025, color, 84 min. In Spanish with English subtitles. NOT RATED
Run Time: 84 Minutes
Opening Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Genre: Fantasy drama thriller
