In this video, we want to introduce you to Henry Rincón from Comuna 90 – Santa Elena, one of the five rural corregimientos of Medellín. Henry is a Colombian filmmaker whose narratives create bridges between subjects that they seem fairly apart. Like he did on his first film ‘Pasos de héroe’ -Hero Steps-, where soccer and land mines merged to create a story; in ‘La ciudad de las fieras’ -The City Of Wild Beasts- the Colombian director creates a conversation between the rap culture and the flower grower tradition in the city. His latest feature film was part of the Miami Film Festival in 2021 and has premiered in many places around the world.
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Chota 13 is a graffiti artist from Comuna 13 – San Javier, the place that he has always called home. At his personal studio, he told us about his beginnings in art; the social-artistic transformation of his Comuna, how it changed his life when invisible borderlines were an everyday worry; and his personal journey to become an internationally known artist.
Chota 13 es un artista del graffiti de la Comuna 13 – San Javier, lugar que siempre ha sido su hogar. En su estudio, él nos contó sobre sus inicios en el arte; la transformación socio-artística de su Comuna, cómo eso cambió su vida cuando las fronteras invisibles eran una preocupación diaria; y el proceso para convertirse en un artista conocido internacionalmente.
Last December, we decided to take a leap of faith and launch the Medellín AV Club and with it, the ‘Legends of Medellín’ project: a documentary that tells the stories and history of Medellín through the people that live in the city of eternal spring. The 17 episodes mini series shows Legends from each one of the Comunas, that even though they come from different backgrounds and they dedicate their life to different things, share a special love for their city.
Almost a year later, we can say that half of the project is done, and we are very proud of how far we have come. Besides being the biggest project that Rob and the team has embarked on, the logistics with the global pandemic, the situation in Colombia and the world still recovering from 2020 were definitely a challenge.
We are very grateful to all of you for the support in the past 11 months. The funding that we have received has gotten us to this point: It gave us the chance to complete almost one year of shooting, be to 7 of the 16 Comunas, and do more than a dozen of the main interviews that will be part of the documentary. However, there are a lot of things to be done and that is why we are talking to you and reaching out for help.
In this new IndieGogo, you have the opportunity to support us for the first time, once again or to share our cause with your loved ones. This new campaign will help us cover the large amount of editing that needs to be done for the series as well as to contract two music producers for the original music content for the Legends of Medellín. In addition to having a second camera to use for the upcoming Legend interviews, gas and food for the crew to get around the comunas of the city.
Legends of Medellin Project
The perks that are part of this IndieGogo are a collaboration with our sister clothing brand LaFond Medellín Made in Colombia and the Foundation Mujer Talento. We wanted to create something that was wearable, classic and timeless. But still showing the love we have for this beautiful city. There’s a perk for everyone and we are excited for you to enjoy them!
From the Legends, we have learned life lessons, dreams and resilience, and soon, you guys can learn them too.
