A 20-year-old confronts the ghost of her 12-year-old self in this raw 20-minute gut-punch.
Ale left her mother's house at the age of 12 because she felt she did not belong then, now at the age of 20 she lives in constant resilience. Realizing that she is repeating her mother's patterns, she embarks on a reflection of the decision-making power she now has.
Direction
Lleneras treats 20 minutes like a lifetime, no wasted frame.
Writing
The title's defiance versus the film's vulnerability is devastating.
Director
Luis lleneras
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title's double meaning—'turn me off' as both rejection and emotional shutdown—mirrors Ale's journey of refusing to disconnect from her own pain.
Colombian documentary cinema has exploded with intimate family portraits in recent years; this 20-minute format challenges the assumption that trauma narratives need feature-length runway.
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