They Were Buying Us Drinks

(8 mins 43 secs, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Italy, United States, Venezuela)

Director

My name is Juan Sebatián de Lima Torres, and I’m a film artist. I was born in the Dominican Republic, raised in Colombia, and earned a B.F.A. in the US at the Savannah College of Art and Design. I am fulfilled by exploring and experimenting with the seventh art, and sharing my art with others further honors it.

Synopsis

Through their camcorder’s nostalgic gaze, Ellie revisits a night of teenage drinking and exclusion, where fragmented memories, uneasy truths and fragile friendships mark a quiet, unsettling coming-of-age.

Additional Credits

Producers: Daniel Martinez, Lucy Barry, Zoey Martini
Cinematographer: Zoey Martini

Film School

Savannah College of Art and Design