Un Poeta (A Poet) Film 40th Annual NCLAFF
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Un Poeta (A Poet). 2025 Dir. Simón Mesa Soto (Colombia). Span / Eng Sub. 120 min.
As Part of the 40th Annual North Carolina Latin American Film Festival - Duke University.
Oscar Restrepo’s obsession with poetry has brought him no glory. Aging and erratic, he has succumbed to the cliché of the poet in the shadows. Meeting Yurlady, a teenage girl from humble roots, and helping her cultivate her talent brings some light to his days. But dragging her into the world of poets may not be the way. Winner of Un Certain Regard, Cannes Film Festival 2025.
La obsesión de Oscar Restrepo por la poesía no le ha reportado gloria alguna. Envejecido y errático, ha caído en el cliché del poeta en la sombra. Conocer a Yurlady, una adolescente de origen humilde, y ayudarla a cultivar su talento aporta algo de luz a sus días. Sin embargo, arrastrarla al mundo de los poetas tal vez no sea el camino adecuado. Ganadora de la sección *Un Certain Regard* en el Festival de Cannes de 2025.
Special poetry recital before the film. 6:30 pm.
FEATURING:
Leila Zak. First-place winner, Pulitzer Young Adult Contest, Human Rights category. 2026. Duke Junior
"When I Think of Border Crossings"
Natalia María Harnisch. A.R. Ammons Poetry Contest 1st Place Winner, Division V, 2026. Duke Senior.
Miriam Ould Aroussi. Poet and author, PhD candidate, Romance Studies, Duke University
Aspectos destacados Reconocimiento en Cannes:
La película se estrenó en el Festival de Cine de Cannes de 2025, donde ganó el Premio del Jurado de Un Certain Regard.
Un Poeta (A Poet). 2025 Dir. Simón Mesa Soto (Colombia). Span / Eng Sub. 120 min.
As Part of the 40th Annual North Carolina Latin American Film Festival - Duke University.
Oscar Restrepo’s obsession with poetry has brought him no glory. Aging and erratic, he has succumbed to the cliché of the poet in the shadows. Meeting Yurlady, a teenage girl from humble roots, and helping her cultivate her talent brings some light to his days. But dragging her into the world of poets may not be the way. Winner of Un Certain Regard, Cannes Film Festival 2025.
La obsesión de Oscar Restrepo por la poesía no le ha reportado gloria alguna. Envejecido y errático, ha caído en el cliché del poeta en la sombra. Conocer a Yurlady, una adolescente de origen humilde, y ayudarla a cultivar su talento aporta algo de luz a sus días. Sin embargo, arrastrarla al mundo de los poetas tal vez no sea el camino adecuado. Ganadora de la sección *Un Certain Regard* en el Festival de Cannes de 2025.
Special poetry recital before the film. 6:30 pm.
FEATURING:
Leila Zak. First-place winner, Pulitzer Young Adult Contest, Human Rights category. 2026. Duke Junior
"When I Think of Border Crossings"
Natalia María Harnisch. A.R. Ammons Poetry Contest 1st Place Winner, Division V, 2026. Duke Senior.
Miriam Ould Aroussi. Poet and author, PhD candidate, Romance Studies, Duke University
Aspectos destacados Reconocimiento en Cannes:
La película se estrenó en el Festival de Cine de Cannes de 2025, donde ganó el Premio del Jurado de Un Certain Regard.
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Rubenstein Arts Center at Duke University, 2022 Campus Dr, Durham, NC 27708-9940, United States
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