decay / decaer / propadanje

Juan Camilo González (Bibiana Rojas)
2025, Colombia, 7’08’’

I am grateful to the Chinese for the invention of gunpowder - it feels as if they made it for me. Its discovery happened by accident, originally conceived as a way to ward off evil spirits. This film begins in China, then moves to an event in Cartagena, and ends centuries later in Bogotá.

Hvaležen sem Kitajcem za izum smodnika - občutek imam, kot bi ga ustvarili zame. Odkrili so ga po naključju in ga sprva uporabljali za odganjanje zlih duhov. Film se začne na Kitajskem, se nadaljuje z dogodkom v Cartageni in se stoletja pozneje zaključi v Bogoti.

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Language: Spanish
Technique: The film is made with different types of inks on paper, a combination of monoprint engravings and traditional ink
Recommended for children under 14 years old: Yes

Team

Script: Juan Camilo González
Animation: Diego Cortés, Carla Melo, Julian Arias, Andrea Muñoz, Julian Camilo García
Music: Carolina Lucio
Producer: Bibiana Rojas (www.instagram.com/bibiana_rojas_gomez)

Juan Camilo González Jiménez

(Manizales, 1984) holds a PhD from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, an MFA in Animation and Digital Arts from the University of Southern California, and a BA in Visual Arts from Javeriana University. He currently teaches Digital Narratives at Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá. His work moves between the creation of animated short films and interactive projects. He is also a member of Moebius Animación, a collective dedicated to the exhibition and study of experimental animation in Latin America. Films: "decaer" (2026), "SiSiSiSiSiSiSiSiSiSiSi" (2011), "In Abyssus HumanÆ ConscientiÆ (ReconoceR)" (2011), "Mecanismo Olvidador" (2009), "Los Tres Errantes" (2007).

Find more: https://www.instagram.com/juancgonza