MADERA (WOOD) is part fiction, part documentary and part psico-drama. The film ponders a fictional response within a real context. In the Colombian Caribbean, actors and actresses are hired to play as missing family members in households for a limited time.

Written and directed by Nicolás Palacio & Juan Heilbron.

Produced by Alejandra Orjuela Caicedo & Juan Heilbron.

A Civil Jornal production
In co-production with Innoctum Media, Estuario Cine and campamento.

Stage: Late development

Film market selections:
Bogotá Audiovisual Market - Film Projects. 2025.
Talent Project Market. Berlinale Talents Guadalajara. 2025.
Bogotá Audiovisual Market - Bammers. 2023.

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