Alis is a 2022 documentary film, directed by Clare Weiskopf and Nicolás van Hemelryck.Tara Judah, "‘Alis’: Berlin Review". Screen Daily, March 1, 2022. A co-production between Colombia, Chile and Romania, the film centres on ten teenage girls at a boarding school in Bogotá. In order to provide a safe and supportive entry point to the painful truths of each girl's experience, the filmmakers frame the story through asking each girl to imagine that they have a new classmate named Alis, and to describe both her and their own relationship with her.Alfonso Rivera, "Review: Alis". Cineuropa, February 21, 2022.
The film premiered in February 2022 at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival,"Berlinale: Watch the Trailer for the Colombian Documentary ALIS". Cinema Tropical, February 7, 2022. where it was the winner of both the Crystal Bear for best film in the Generation 14+ programVassilis Economou, "Alis and Comedy Queen win the Crystal Bears in Berlinale’s Generation". Cineuropa, February 16, 2022. and the Teddy Award for best LGBTQ-related documentary film.Sandra Ramírez Ortega, "Latin films win Teddy Awards in Berlin". Al Día, February 21, 2022.
At the 11th Macondo Awards in 2023, the film won the award for Best Documentary, and the filmmaking team were nominated for Best Screenplay."La lista completa de nominados a los Premios Macondo 2023". Radiónica, September 28, 2023.
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