SHORT STORIES

Gustavo Cerquera Benjumea

2021-2023 - Canada - 3’40” - Animation

"Short Stories" is an anthology of five animated short films created between 2021 and 2023. Using simple animations and captions, the series portrays isolated characters trapped in fantastical rooms within the same apartment building.

Gustavo Cerquera Benjumea

Gustavo Cerquera Benjumea is a Colombian-Canadian animator, director, festival programmer, producer, and educator. Influenced by psychedelia, genre filmmaking, and Colombia’s history of violence, his work has been exhibited internationally at festivals like the Ottawa International Animation Festival, Slamdance, Glas Animation Festival, Los Angeles Latino Film Festival, and Tacoma Film Festival. He has directed music videos and performances for Grammy-nominated singer Lido Pimienta and served as creative producer and animator for her CBC Gem show, LidoTV. Alongside Lido Pimienta and Canadian-Argentinian editor Andres Landau, they form the BBB Collective.