APRIL 23 · 19.00
Gemstones
SCREENING + DISCUSSION · MAMM
Gemstones
Simón Vélez · Colombia, Portugal · 2026 · 70 min
FEATURES COMPETITION
Machado, a Colombian living in France, is hired to return to his hometown of Medellín and steal an emerald. During the risky execution of his plan, he becomes entangled in a series of events that lead him to reconsider the ultimate goal of his mission.
After the Screening: Discussion
With
Simón Vélez, director, and Paulo Carneiro, producer, Gemstones
Simón Vélez is a film director and producer born in Medellín. His films have been screened at major international festivals and institutions such as New Directors/New Films, Locarno, Viennale, FIDMarseille, Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata, Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena de Indias and the New York Film Festival. His first feature film Gemstones had its world premiere at the Berlinale.
Paulo Carneiro is a Portuguese filmmaker and producer, and the representative of the Porto-based cooperative BAM BAM CINEMA. As a producer, he has supported emerging voices whose films have screened at festivals such as Cannes, Berlinale, New Directors/New Films, Visions du Réel, etc.
Moderator
Tomás Campuzano Montoya, producer, cultural manager
Tomás has worked across production, directing, editing, and the making of films, music videos, and audiovisual works with visual artists and art collectives. He is a member of Corporación Memoria Audiovisual and co-creator of MAMUT – Festival de Memoria Audiovisual.
Simón Vélez
Director | Colombia
Paulo Carneiro
Producer | Portugal
Tomás Campuzano Montoya
Producer, cultural manager | Colombia