ComingSoon is debuting an exclusive Petro trailer for the political documentary from Emmy award-winning filmmakers Sean Mattison and Trevor Martin. The film will have its North American premiere at the Slamdance Film Festival on January 20 at 10 a.m. MST at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Park City – The Yarrow in Park City. A second screening will take place on Tuesday, January 23 at 5 p.m. MST, and can also be viewed online on the Slamdance Channel from January 22 to 28.
“In the midst of historic upheaval in Colombia, Senator Gustavo Petro, a former M-19 guerrilla leader, is the early front runner for president in 2022,” reads the movie’s synopsis. “Petro begins in September 2021 at the launch event of Petro’s campaign. With unprecedented access to Colombia’s most charismatic and polarizing politician, the film follows the highs and lows of the Colombian progressive movement and Petro’s historic campaign for president through Election Day.”
You can watch the exclusive Petro trailer on YouTube below (watch more trailers):
“It’s striking that two films from the hyperpolarized Colombian political landscape, (Petro and Igualada) will premiere within days of each other in Park City,” director Sean Mattison said. “The films offer complementary stories and inspire hope for an American audience gearing up for their own high stakes and divisive election season. As our politics degrade further into dysfunction and we confront authoritarianism these films highlight how Colombia stared into its own abyss and rejected politics of hatred and division.
“After decades of struggle, millions of marginalized Colombians that had been silenced by corruption, paramilitary violence, and extrajudicial killings found their champions in Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez and triumphed at the ballot box. The two films bear witness to a historic and unprecedented moment of change.”
Who produced Petro?
Petro was directed by Sean Mattison and produced by Trevor Martin. It features Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez.
You can also check out the trailer on YouTube below:
