Juan Paulo Laserna
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A family gathered around their car on a rural Colombian road

Short film · Colombia

Not My Name

No es mi nombre

Poster for Not My Name
1996

In a country gripped by guerrilla warfare, a boy travels with his family to see his dying grandfather. Forced to use fake identities to avoid abduction, they rely on the child to sell the lie, but as fear mounts and tensions explode, the line between truth and performance begins to blur.

19 minutesDramaSpanish

A child’s-eye portrait of fear, family, and the quiet ways violence enters a home. The short became the foundation for Laserna’s feature project of the same name.

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The family resting beside their car in the Colombian countryside
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Álvaro’s sister comforting him at the hospital
Still 02
Victoria riding beside Ramón in the family car
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Álvaro placing his wooden horse in his grandfather’s hand
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Álvaro watching the road through the car window
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Álvaro confronting the gravity of his grandfather’s illness
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Ramón being questioned by soldiers at a checkpoint
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Ramón resting a hand on Álvaro’s shoulder
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Victoria comforting Álvaro in the back seat
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Álvaro dressed for his grandfather’s funeral
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Ramón, Victoria, and their daughter at the funeral
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Victoria and the children waiting beside the car
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Recognition and release

Focus Features Award for Social and Cultural ImpactMill Valley Film FestivalBogoshortsMiloš Forman / Mike Hausman Columbia University Film FestivalWME Future Fest

Film Manufacturers Katharina Otto-Bernstein Mentorship and Production Grant

Yugo BAFTA Student Film Awards Nomination

San Sebastian NEST Program Nomination

Urban Film Festival

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