Ela Giraldo

Dysphonias

Documentary — Short Film  |  Writer, Director, Producer

After a premonition of an unusual bird, a father loses his voice. His daughter undertakes a search to rediscover him through an intimate narrative that explores the past, the new facets, and the silences of a man who is no longer the same.

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Awards & Honors

  • Ivy Film Festival 2024 — Grand Jury Prize
  • Cinemancia Festival Metropolitano de Cine 2024 — Best Direction
  • Trama Colombia 2025 — First Place
  • Laberinto Fest 2025 — Best Sound Design
  • Colombian New York Film Festival 2024 — Special Mention

Official Selections

  • Equinoxio Festival Universitario de Cine y Audiovisuales 2024
  • Poitiers Film Festival 2024 — Student Selection
  • Vancouver Latin American Film Festival 2024
  • 9 Eureka | Festival Universitario de Cine
  • Beijing International Short Film Festival 2024
  • Festival Hecho por Mujeres 2025
  • SANFICI 2025
  • RENDER 2025
  • FICUNAM | Aciertos 2025
  • Festival Itinerante de Cine Latinoamericano 2025
  • Al Este 2025
  • Trama Fest 2025 Medellín
  • BIFF11 2025 (Bogotá International Film Festival)
  • FICUC 2025
  • PÖFF Shorts
  • Latente Cine Fest 2025
  • 22 BOGOSHORTS