Luis Enrique Caicedo Valero

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"Hitchhiker"
A documentary about a man who narrates his journey through religious poetry, bohemian living, music and the roads  he has been wandering around the USA and some other countries.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The SwordMaker:there are not weak weapons, there are weak people

"The Swordmaker"

Is a portrait of a traditional blacksmith whose dream is to bring to life in the New World, Old World techniques for forging swords of the Middle Ages
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

They call me everything including 'fagot', 'dude looks like a lady', 'Aerosmith', 'The', 'It'... you know, it hurts man, I bleed too, you know; but I guess I got to put up with it. I got my share of shit... All I know is what I do and I am Lisa and if you don't like it, you know where you can go...

"Dude Looks Like a Lady"
Is a Portrait of Ithaca's trademark crossdresser. In this short documentary Lisa/David talks about her/his journey through life and Ithaca's streets. Collecting cans to survive she/he provides an invaluable service to the community's environment.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

"Rapping the streets"
A documentary about a group of Colombian teeenagers who are segregated by their own society for being poor and uneducated.
Using rap music in Spanish with lyrics composed by themselves they protest agains the injustices of the Colombian society.
 
 
 
 
 

"Brad in Ithaca"
A local artist's performance of his created character "Brad", a bum who loves Rock & Roll and wanders the streets of different cities around the world.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

"The Dream House"
The story of a Colombian family who were forced to leave their land because of the political violence in the 1950's in Colombia. They moved to the capital hoping to find a better of life, dreaming of building their own house. Their dream is never realized. Instead they end up living in the poorest conditions, making bricks in order to be able to survive. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

"Jane's Addiction" 
The story of a heroine addict, which tells us her struggle with drugs and  her survival skills in order to obtain the daily dosage.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Colombian guerrilla women FARC 1998"Amazon Warriors" 
A documentary about the role of women in the Colombian guerrillas and what motivates them to enroll in the ranks of the guerrilla group FARC (This project is in it's proposal phase)

Film/Video, since 1995

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