Karina’s suit

Karina’s suit

Frank Benitez
Muete, a deserter from an armed group, visits his cousin Karina, a transgender sex worker with whom he shares a past, in town. He wants to convince her to return to town because her mother is very ill. The only condition is that she goes with her former identity.
Director, screenwriter Filmmaker, screenwriter and teacher, with more than 15 years of experience in his field. Founding member of the company Planeador Films, producing several award winning short films. Recently he directed the miniserie Las Iguanas, released in HBOMax LATAM. Filmography: Karina's Suit (2021) Short film - director, screenwriter Fugitives (2017) Short film - director Minute 200 (2011) Short film - director

– Out On Film. Atlanta’s LGBTQ Film Festival 2021 (USA)
– OutSouth Queer Film Festival 2021 (USA)
– Long Beach QFilm Festival 2021 – Queer and Trans Short / Best Director, Best Script (USA)
– Festival Latinoamericano Pantalla Latina 2021 (Switzerland)
– Beijing Queer Film Festival. Love Queer Cinema Week 2021 (China)
– Festival de Cine LGBTQ de Paris Chéries-Chéris 2021 (France)
– Bogotá Short Film Festival BOGOSHORTS 2021 / Best Sound Design (Colombia)
– Merlinka International Queer Film Festival 2021 (Serbia)
– San Diego Latino Film Festival 2022 (USA)
– Wicked Queer Boston’s LGBTQ+ Film Festival 2022 (USA)
– The Colombian Film Festival NY 2022 (USA)
– CortoCircuito Latino Short Fest of NY 2022 (USA)
– AMOR Festival Internacional de Cine LGBT 2022 / Special Mention (Chile)

 

  • Original title El traje de Karina
  • Director Frank Benitez
  • Duration 20
  • Production year 2021
  • Theme LGBT+
  • Category Short Film
  • Subcategory Fiction
  • Gender Drama
  • Nationality Colombia
  • Producer Planeador Films, Negrita Films, Lolita Post
  • Dialogue language Spanish
  • Subtitle language French, English
  • Intérpretes John Alexander Mora, Iván Piñacue, Valeria, Roger García