TRAVIESAS

In the enchanting Andes Mountains of Colombia, Las Traviesas, a group of trans Indigenous women from the Embera people, weave between coffee plantations, otherworldly realms, and Embera cosmovision. Guided by the mystical water boa JEFÃ, who allows transit between different cosmological levels, Las Traviesas caen del tiempo—"fall from time"—and embark on a dance of resistance and emancipation.

TRAVIESAS

Directed & Produced by: Natalia Escobar

Countries of Production: Colombia & Germany

Year: 2023

Length: 37 Minutes

Language: Embera-Chamí

Format: 3-channel installation

Color / B&N: Color

Credits

Directed by:  NATALIA ESCOBAR in collaboration with ZAMANTA ENEVIA |  Produced by:  NATALIA ESCOBAR | Featuring: “Las Traviesas” – LIANA NEMBAREGAMA, ZAMANTA ENEVIA, BERONIGA TASCON EMILCE AIZAMA, ANDREA NEMBAREGAMA, KATY TUAVE, BELLA WUASORNA | Script by: FRIEDERIKE HIRZ in collaboration WITH “LAS TRAVIESAS“ | Director of Photography: LUCIANA RISO | Additional Camera: SIMON(E) JAIKIRIUMA PAETAU | Editing: NATALIA ESCOBAR | Field-producer: JULIANA GUTIÉRREZ  VÉLEZ | Production Assistant: ANDRES BECERRA |  Associate producer: KRISTINA KONRAD | Art Director: GUILLE MONTIEL | Styling: GUILLE MONTIEL & LAS TRAVIESAS | Sound Design & Mix: KONRAD BLACK |  Music:  NATALIA ESCOBAR & KONRAD BLACK | Hair and Make-Up: ISIS KUAYGAROND, GUILLE MONTIEL & KATY TUAVE | Catering: MARCELA FLOREZ, DOÑA ROSA, DANIELA GARCIA | Still Photography: CAMO DELGADO | Supporting Characters: LUISA, DIANA EVAO, KATERINES, LEIDY, LADI LILIANA, ANGELICA, MONIGA, ALEJANDRA TRANS, DIEGO CUBILLOS, DON CLIVIO, NATALIA ESCOBAR. Finishing Compositing & Color Grading: MARTIN BACKHAUS | Title and Poster Design: JULIANA GUTIÉRREZ VÉLEZ 

With the kind support of Goethe Institute IKF, Musicboard Berlin, BV Pop, Pop Stipedium, Neustart Kultur, BKM.

Full installation documentation available upon request

Selection of Festivals, Exhibitions & Awards

Monitoring Exhibition at Kasseler Kunstverein, Kassel, 2023 - Nominated for the Golden Cube

FICMA Feria Internacional de Cine De Manizales, 2023

Berlin Art Link x Studio IIII, Berlin, 2025